Chris Carpenter vs Jack McDowell

Chris Carpenter and Jack McDowell compared on their MLB careers: Chris Carpenter played 15 seasons, 1997 to 2012, Jack McDowell 12 seasons, 1987 to 1999. Chris Carpenter has 144 wins to Jack McDowell's 127. Chris Carpenter won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Chris Carpenter and Jack McDowell career totals

350	GP	277
144	W	127
94	L	87
3.8	ERA	3.9
2219.1	IP	1,889
1,697	K	1,311
627	BB	606
1.3	WHIP	1.3
0	SV	0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Chris Carpenter and Jack McDowell postseason

18	GP	5
43	R	21
104	H	32

Where each stands all time

Chris Carpenter and Jack McDowell all-time places

161st (1,697)	Strikeouts (pitching)	—
276th (144)	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

Chris Carpenter: 2 championships; NL Cy Young
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.

Chris Carpenter and Jack McDowell season by season

1st	1997	3	7	5.09	1987	3	0	1.93
2nd	1998	12	7	4.37	1988	5	10	3.97
3rd	1999	9	8	4.38	1990	14	9	3.82
4th	2000	10	12	6.26	1991	17	10	3.41
5th	2001	11	11	4.09	1992	20	10	3.18
6th	2002	4	5	5.28	1993	22	10	3.37
7th	2004	15	5	3.46	1994	10	9	3.73
8th	2005	21	5	2.83	1995	15	10	3.93
9th	2006	15	8	3.09	1996	13	9	5.11
10th	2007	0	1	7.50	1997	3	3	5.09
11th	2008	0	1	1.76	1998	5	3	5.09
12th	2009	17	4	2.24	1999	0	4	8.05
13th	2010	16	9	3.22	—	—	—	—
14th	2011	11	9	3.45	—	—	—	—
15th	2012	0	2	3.71	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA