Sam McDowell
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Sam McDowell
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Nickname:
Sudden Sam
Birthdate:
Sept. 21, 1942 (55 y, 1 m, 9 d)
Born In:
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'5"/222
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1977 Baltimore (RBL)
1975 (3rd) Cleveland (RBL)
1974 Cleveland (RBL)
1973 Cleveland (RBL)
1972 Cleveland (RBL)
1971 (2nd) Cleveland (RBL)
1970 (2nd) Cleveland (RBL)
1969 (2nd) Cleveland (RBL)
MVP / Batter of the Year 1972 Cleveland (RBL)
All-Star 1983 Baltimore (RBL)
1982 Baltimore (RBL)
1979 Baltimore (RBL)
1978 Baltimore (RBL)
1977 Baltimore (RBL)
1976 Cleveland (RBL)
1975 Cleveland (RBL)
1974 Cleveland (RBL)
1973 Cleveland (RBL)
1972 Cleveland (RBL)
1970 Cleveland (RBL)
1969 Cleveland (RBL)
Pitcher of the Month Sep 1979 Baltimore (RBL)
Jul 1978 Baltimore (RBL)
Oct 1977 Baltimore (RBL)
Jun 1977 Baltimore (RBL)
Jun 1976 Cleveland (RBL)
Jul 1975 Cleveland (RBL)
Jul 1973 Cleveland (RBL)
Jul 1972 Cleveland (RBL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink60
Grey Ink289
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Early Wynn 778
Warren Spahn 763
John Candelaria 728
Mickey Lolich 727
Tom Seaver 721
Tim Keefe 711
Tony Mullane 700
Mickey Welch 697
Red Ruffing 683
Robin Roberts 674
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1969 15 7
1970 16 9
1971 16 10
1972 19 1
Year GS Rank
1965 35 8
1967 37 5
1968 37 3
1971 34 4
1973 35 6
1974 36 4
1977 34 9
Year W Rank
1965 17 4
1969 18 6
1970 18 5
1971 15 10
1972 19 1
1973 18 3
1974 19 2
1975 16 9
1976 15 9
1977 17 8
1979 17 4
1980 16 9
1981 17 5
Year L Rank
1967 15 8
1968 14 8
1978 15 9
Year Win % Rank
1964 0.647 9
1969 0.818 1
1970 0.667 8
1972 0.760 2
1973 0.667 2
Year IP Rank
1965 273.0 2
1967 236.1 10
1968 269.0 5
1970 252.1 9
1971 265.0 6
1972 253.1 8
1973 287.2 2
1974 285.1 4
1977 270.2 5
1978 263.0 7
1979 239.1 8
1981 239.1 4
1982 251.2 4
1983 232.1 8
Year BF Rank
1965 1142 2
1967 1043 9
1968 1117 4
1971 1092 7
1973 1203 3
1974 1193 3
1976 1086 9
1977 1121 8
1978 1095 8
1979 1023 9
1981 1016 5
1982 1064 2
1983 1001 5
Year HR Rank
1967 21 6
Year BB Rank
1964 100 4
1965 132 1
1966 102 4
1967 123 1
1968 110 1
1969 101 10
1971 100 9
1973 131 2
1974 105 6
1975 95 10
1976 98 7
1977 104 5
1978 100 7
1979 94 7
1980 103 4
1982 93 8
1983 113 6
1984 116 4
Year K Rank
1964 177 8
1965 325 1
1966 225 1
1967 236 2
1968 283 1
1969 260 1
1970 266 1
1971 259 1
1972 240 1
1973 240 1
1974 242 1
1975 178 2
1976 168 2
1977 183 1
1978 180 3
1979 160 2
1980 155 4
1981 154 5
Year WP Rank
1963 7 9
1964 11 5
1965 17 1
1967 18 1
1976 9 10
1978 9 8
1980 9 2
1981 9 10
1983 12 5
1984 8 9
Year ERA Rank
1964 2.700 7
1965 2.176 1
1966 2.871 8
1968 1.807 2
1969 2.357 2
1970 2.675 5
1971 2.377 7
1972 1.847 1
1973 2.816 4
1975 3.202 10
1976 3.086 5
1977 2.660 2
1978 2.703 4
1979 3.196 4
1981 3.084 5
1983 3.525 7
Year BABIP Rank
1972 0.255 7
Year WHIP Rank
1965 1.136 10
1969 1.125 6
1970 1.110 4
1972 0.959 1
Year H/9 Rank
1964 7.685 10
1965 5.868 1
1966 6.021 1
1968 6.056 3
1969 6.620 1
1970 6.955 1
1971 7.098 4
1972 6.395 1
1973 7.133 2
1975 7.826 7
1976 8.451 7
1977 7.448 1
1980 7.555 7
1983 8.057 6
Year CG Rank
1965 14 2
1968 11 9
1969 15 6
1970 14 3
1971 15 5
1972 15 2
1973 17 4
1974 15 5
1977 15 5
1978 11 5
1981 9 4
1982 9 6
Year SHO Rank
1965 3 6
1966 5 1
1969 4 5
1970 4 1
1971 4 4
1972 5 1
1973 5 1
1974 3 2
1975 3 4
1977 6 1
1978 2 8
1980 4 2
1984 3 5
Year Hits Rank
1967 201 9
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1964 148 3
1966 130 2
1969 191 9
1970 195 10
1972 180 9
Year HR (Low) Rank
1964 8 2
1965 9 1
1966 12 4
1968 13 8
1969 10 1
1971 12 6
1972 8 2
1973 14 8
1974 10 4
1975 5 1
1976 9 2
1977 5 1
1978 7 2
1979 9 6
1980 2 1
1981 3 2
1982 9 4
1983 10 4
Year WAR Rank
1964 4.0 10
1965 9.8 1
1966 4.9 6
1968 7.2 3
1969 9.0 2
1970 8.7 1
1971 9.1 1
1972 10.6 1
1973 7.3 1
1974 8.5 1
1975 6.1 4
1976 6.1 4
1977 7.2 1
1978 6.5 4
1979 4.9 6
1980 5.5 6
1981 6.9 2
1982 5.3 6
Year W (Low) Rank
1964 11 10
1966 9 3
1978 9 7
Year L (Low) Rank
1964 6 2
1966 8 4
1969 4 1
1970 9 10
1972 6 4
1973 9 9