Sam McDowell
1961–1975 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants
400G
.154AVG
.171OBP
.176SLG
More career statistics
119H
2HR
36RBI
0SB
141–134W–L
2,492.1IP
2,453K
3.17ERA
346GS
14SV
15Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 400 | 429 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 1 | 2 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 10,587 | 10,589 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | 851 | 774 | 34 | 119 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 306 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 136 | .154 | .171 | .176 | .347 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,492.3 | 425 | 346 | 103 | 141 | 134 | 14 | 1,948 | 999 | 879 | 164 | 1,312 | 2,453 | 0 | 0 | 3.17 | 1.308 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1969-09-18 to 1970-04-18
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Fifteen K, No Walks | 1968-05-01 | 1 in 3,241 games | box score ↗ |
| 75 | Four Wild Pitches | 1964-09-12 | 1 in 2,630 games | box score ↗ |
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1970-09-02 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 210 | 416 | 53 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 152 | .140 | .147 | .156 |
| Away | 219 | 435 | 66 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 154 | .167 | .170 | .194 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 50 | 97 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | .227 | .216 | .227 |
| May | 93 | 169 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 61 | .177 | .183 | .215 |
| June | 78 | 166 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 60 | .148 | .151 | .181 |
| July | 62 | 134 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 53 | .083 | .097 | .083 |
| August | 75 | 136 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 50 | .153 | .154 | .169 |
| September | 67 | 139 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 48 | .144 | .158 | .160 |
| October | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 44 | 90 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 37 | .138 | .156 | .163 |
| baltimore-orioles | 41 | 81 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | .156 | .160 | .156 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 39 | 91 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 31 | .150 | .187 | .150 |
| minnesota-twins | 38 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | .175 | .157 | .238 |
| new-york-yankees | 38 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | .155 | .140 | .167 |
| chicago-white-sox | 32 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | .143 | .149 | .143 |
| california-angels | 32 | 79 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | .119 | .114 | .149 |
| boston-red-sox | 30 | 59 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 24 | .246 | .237 | .316 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  Cleveland Guardians | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 6 | 5 |
| 1962 | Cleveland Guardians | 25 | 26 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .154 | 87 | 70 |
| 1963 | Cleveland Guardians | 15 | 19 | 4 | – | – | – | .211 | 65 | 63 |
| 1964 | Cleveland Guardians | 31 | 56 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .143 | 173 | 177 |
| 1965 | Cleveland Guardians | 43 | 95 | 12 | – | 4 | – | .126 | 273 | 325 |
| 1966 | Cleveland Guardians | 36 | 60 | 12 | – | 1 | – | .200 | 194 | 225 |
| 1967 | Cleveland Guardians | 37 | 82 | 15 | 1 | 6 | – | .183 | 236 | 236 |
| 1968 | Cleveland Guardians | 38 | 85 | 13 | – | 6 | – | .153 | 269 | 283 |
| 1969 | Cleveland Guardians | 39 | 92 | 16 | – | 6 | – | .174 | 285 | 279 |
| 1970 | Cleveland Guardians | 40 | 105 | 13 | 1 | 2 | – | .124 | 305 | 304 |
| 1971 | Cleveland Guardians | 35 | 73 | 13 | – | 4 | – | .178 | 214 | 192 |
| 1972 |  San Francisco Giants | 28 | 59 | 7 | – | 4 | – | .119 | 164 | 122 |
| 1973 | New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants | 34 | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | .167 | 135 | 110 |
| 1974 |  New York Yankees | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 48 | 33 |
| 1975 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | 8 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 34 | 29 |