Sam McDowell
1961–1975 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants
429G
.154AVG
.171OBP
.176SLG
119H
2HR
36RBI
0SB
141–134W–L
2,492IP
2,453K
3.17ERA
346GS
14SV
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 429 | 851 | 774 | 34 | 119 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 306 | 0 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 11 walks allowed | 1964-07-04 | 1 in 11,436 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 69 | 16 strikeouts | 1965-09-04 | 1 in 7,982 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1966-04-25 | 1 in 193 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 |