Andy Pettitte vs Jack McDowell

Andy Pettitte and Jack McDowell compared on their MLB careers: Andy Pettitte played 18 seasons, 1995 to 2013, Jack McDowell 12 seasons, 1987 to 1999. Andy Pettitte has 256 wins to Jack McDowell's 127. Andy Pettitte won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Andy Pettitte and Jack McDowell career totals

531	GP	277
256	W	127
153	L	87
3.9	ERA	3.9
3,316	IP	1,889
2,448	K	1,311
1,031	BB	606
1.4	WHIP	1.3
0	SV	0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Andy Pettitte and Jack McDowell postseason

44	GP	5
121	R	21
285	H	32

Where each stands all time

Andy Pettitte and Jack McDowell all-time places

47th (2,448)	Strikeouts (pitching)	—
41st (256)	Wins (pitching)	—

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Andy Pettitte: 5 championships; none on file
Jack McDowell: 0 championships; AL Cy Young

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Andy Pettitte and Jack McDowell season by season

1st	1995	12	9	4.17	1987	3	0	1.93
2nd	1996	21	8	3.87	1988	5	10	3.97
3rd	1997	18	7	2.88	1990	14	9	3.82
4th	1998	16	11	4.24	1991	17	10	3.41
5th	1999	14	11	4.70	1992	20	10	3.18
6th	2000	19	9	4.35	1993	22	10	3.37
7th	2001	15	10	3.99	1994	10	9	3.73
8th	2002	13	5	3.27	1995	15	10	3.93
9th	2003	21	8	4.02	1996	13	9	5.11
10th	2004	6	4	3.90	1997	3	3	5.09
11th	2005	17	9	2.39	1998	5	3	5.09
12th	2006	14	13	4.20	1999	0	4	8.05
13th	2007	15	9	4.05	—	—	—	—
14th	2008	14	14	4.54	—	—	—	—
15th	2009	14	8	4.16	—	—	—	—
16th	2010	11	3	3.28	—	—	—	—
17th	2012	5	4	2.87	—	—	—	—
18th	2013	11	11	3.74	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA