Sam McDowell stats

Last played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1975

Pitcher

Age 84

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Sam McDowell played 15 MLB seasons, 1961 to 1975.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
425
W
141
L
134
ERA
3.17
IP
2,492.1
K
2,453
BB
1,312
WHIP
1.31

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.
1961CLE1000.006.1551.26
1962CLE25376.0687.270701.72
1963CLE14354.8565.063441.65
1964CLE311162.70173.11771001.43
1965CLE4217112.18273.03251321.14
1966CLE35982.87194.12251021.19
1967CLE3713153.85236.12361231.37
1968CLE3815141.81269.02831101.08
1969CLE3918142.94285.02791021.14
1970CLE3920122.92305.03041311.20
1971CLE3513173.40214.21921531.46
1972SF281084.33164.1122861.47
1973SF/NYY346104.11135.2110931.56
1974NYY13164.6948.033411.73
1975PIT14212.8634.229201.44

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

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
103
SHO
23
K/9
8.9
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

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.
1961CLE0007.10000
1962CLE0007.20000
1963CLE0318.70000
1964CLE0629.20000
1965CLE014310.70000
1966CLE08510.40000
1967CLE01019.00000
1968CLE01139.50000
1969CLE01848.80000
1970CLE01919.00000
1971CLE0828.00000
1972SF0406.70000
1973SF/NYY0217.30000
1974NYY0006.20000
1975PIT0007.50000

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

Bio

Age
84 yearsSep 21, 1942
Debut
1961

What were Sam McDowell's career stats?

Sam McDowell played 15 seasons for the Guardians, the Giants, the Yankees and the Pirates. He had 141 wins and 2,453 strikeouts with a 3.17 ERA over 2,492.1 innings. His best season was 1970: 20 wins, a 2.92 ERA and 304 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 1961 to 1975

Sam McDowell led MLB in strikeouts (pitching) (1968, 1969, 1970); finished top 10 in a stat 9 times.

All-time career rank

  • 46th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,453)
  • 296th in wins (pitching) (141)

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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