Mickey Lolich vs Sam McDowell

Mickey LolichSam McDowell

Mickey Lolich and Sam McDowell compared on their MLB careers: Mickey Lolich played 16 seasons, 1963 to 1979, Sam McDowell 15 seasons, 1961 to 1975. Mickey Lolich has 217 wins to Sam McDowell's 141. Mickey Lolich won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mickey Lolich and Sam McDowell career totals
586GP425
217W141
191L134
3.4ERA3.2
3638.1IP2492.1
2,832K2,453
1,099BB1,312
1.2WHIP1.3
11SV14

Where each stands all time

Mickey Lolich and Sam McDowell all-time places
23rd (2,832)Strikeouts (pitching)46th (2,453)
82nd (217)Wins (pitching)296th (141)

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

  • Mickey Lolich: 1 championship; World Series MVP
  • Sam McDowell: 0 championships; none on file

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.

Mickey Lolich and Sam McDowell season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1963593.551961000.00
2nd19641893.261962376.06
3rd19651593.441963354.85
4th196614144.7719641162.70
5th196714133.04196517112.18
6th19681793.191966982.87
7th196919113.14196713153.85
8th197014193.80196815141.81
9th197125142.92196918142.94
10th197222142.50197020122.92
11th197316153.82197113173.40
12th197416214.1519721084.33
13th197512183.7819736104.11
14th19768133.221974164.69
15th1978211.561975212.86
16th1979024.74————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA