Roger McDowell stats

Last played for the Baltimore Orioles, 1996

Relief Pitcher · #31

Age 65 · 6' 1"

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Roger McDowell played 12 MLB seasons, 1985 to 1996.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
723
W
70
L
70
ERA
3.30
IP
1,050.0
K
524
BB
410
WHIP
1.39

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1985NYM62652.83127.170371.14
1986NYM751493.02128.065421.16
1987NYM56754.1688.232281.39
1988NYM62552.6389.046311.25
1989NYM/PHI69481.9692.047381.27
1990PHI72683.8686.139351.47
1991PHI/LAD71992.93101.150481.46
1992LAD656104.0983.250421.73
1993LAD54532.2568.027301.56
1994LAD32035.2341.129221.74
1995TEX64744.0285.049341.41
1996BAL41114.2559.120231.55

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
11
W
1
L
1
ERA
3.15
IP
20.0
K
10
BB
8
WHIP
1.25

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
4.5
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
37
Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1985NYM0004.90006
1986NYM0004.60003
1987NYM0003.20003
1988NYM0004.70006
1989NYM/PHI0004.60003
1990PHI0004.10001
1991PHI/LAD0004.40002
1992LAD0005.40004
1993LAD0003.60005
1994LAD0006.30003
1995TEX0005.20001
1996BAL0003.00000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
65 yearsDec 21, 1960
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1985
Birthplace
Cincinnati, OH

What were Roger McDowell's career stats?

Roger McDowell played 12 seasons for the Mets, the Phillies, the Dodgers, the Rangers and the Orioles. He had 70 wins and 524 strikeouts with a 3.30 ERA over 1,050.0 innings. His best season was 1986: 14 wins, a 3.02 ERA and 65 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1985 to 1996

Roger McDowell finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 80th in saves (159)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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