Sam McDowell
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Sam McDowell
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Nickname:
Sudden Sam
Birthdate:
Sept. 21, 2001 (68 y, 1 m, 1 d)
Born In:
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'5"/215
Entry:
2023 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 7, Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 2041 (3rd) New York (MLB)
2038 (3rd) New York (MLB)
2037 New York (MLB)
2035 (2nd) New York (MLB)
2034 New York (MLB)
2033 (2nd) New York (MLB)
2032 (2nd) New York (MLB)
2031 (3rd) New York (MLB)
2030 (3rd) New York (MLB)
2029 (3rd) New York (MLB)
2026 (3rd) Los Angeles (MLB)
All-Star 2043 New York (MLB)
2042 New York (MLB)
2041 New York (MLB)
2038 New York (MLB)
2036 New York (MLB)
2034 New York (MLB)
2033 New York (MLB)
2032 New York (MLB)
2031 New York (MLB)
2030 New York (MLB)
2028 Los Angeles (MLB)
2026 Los Angeles (MLB)
League Champ 2040 New York (MLB)
2037 New York (MLB)
Reliever of the Year 2043 (2nd) New York (MLB)
2042 New York (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month May 2042 New York (MLB)
Oct 2041 New York (MLB)
Aug 2041 New York (MLB)
Aug 2032 New York (MLB)
May 2030 New York (MLB)
Oct 2029 New York (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink29
Grey Ink228
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Doc McJames 847
Kevin Brown 819
Cy Seymour 815
Hal Newhouser 812
Ed Walsh 793
Don Drysdale 783
Willie Mitchell 771
Gio Gonzalez 739
Casey Coleman 721
Rich Harden 719
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year G Rank
2042 62 7
2043 86 1
2044 71 5
Year GS Rank
2028 34 5
2031 33 9
2032 33 10
2033 33 3
2035 32 3
2036 33 5
Year W Rank
2026 16 6
2028 18 5
2030 18 2
2031 20 2
2032 15 10
2037 18 2
2038 16 8
2040 15 9
2041 16 6
Year Win % Rank
2026 0.696 5
2028 0.750 6
2029 0.714 5
2030 0.750 2
2031 0.769 3
2032 0.833 1
2033 0.750 4
2034 0.647 10
2037 0.750 3
2038 0.800 3
2040 0.790 2
2041 0.762 4
Year SV Rank
2042 41 2
Year Hold Rank
2043 33 1
2044 26 2
Year IP Rank
2026 231.2 8
2030 230.1 5
2031 231.1 9
2035 213.0 9
Year BB Rank
2025 79 6
2026 89 6
2030 89 9
Year K Rank
2025 221 7
2026 263 2
2027 223 7
2028 267 3
2029 270 2
2030 301 3
2031 264 4
2032 252 4
2033 293 3
2034 271 3
2035 256 3
2036 266 4
2037 250 4
2038 231 6
2041 275 1
Year WP Rank
2026 12 9
2029 11 5
2032 14 6
Year ERA Rank
2026 2.953 4
2027 3.393 9
2028 3.149 6
2029 2.887 1
2030 3.087 3
2031 2.646 2
2032 2.254 1
2033 2.550 2
2034 2.397 1
2035 3.000 3
2036 2.726 3
2037 2.598 1
2038 2.077 1
2040 2.787 4
2041 2.447 3
Year BABIP Rank
2026 0.273 9
2027 0.269 9
2029 0.271 6
2030 0.274 3
2031 0.260 3
2032 0.245 1
2033 0.239 1
2034 0.230 1
2035 0.250 3
2037 0.260 10
2041 0.242 1
Year WHIP Rank
2026 1.122 7
2027 1.136 10
2028 1.110 7
2029 1.116 6
2030 1.090 3
2031 1.059 6
2032 0.928 1
2033 0.918 2
2034 0.844 1
2035 0.953 1
2036 1.098 5
2037 0.943 2
2038 0.990 2
2040 1.069 6
2041 0.895 1
Year H/9 Rank
2026 6.643 1
2027 6.643 2
2028 6.887 3
2029 6.709 1
2030 6.330 1
2031 6.419 1
2032 5.480 1
2033 5.181 1
2034 4.975 1
2035 5.916 1
2036 6.260 2
2037 5.567 1
2038 6.000 2
2040 7.105 8
2041 5.338 1
Year CG Rank
2025 5 10
2026 5 7
Year SHO Rank
2025 2 3
2030 1 4
2033 1 7
2034 2 4
2035 1 10
2036 1 10
2037 2 1
2038 1 10
Year BB (Low) Rank
2040 46 7
Year Hits (Low) Rank
2026 171 9
2027 139 2
2028 164 7
2029 165 4
2030 162 5
2031 165 3
2032 124 1
2033 128 1
2034 110 1
2035 140 1
2036 147 1
2037 120 1
2038 130 1
2040 130 1
2041 120 1
Year HR (Low) Rank
2028 17 7
2032 15 7
2035 18 7
2036 13 3
2037 13 4
2038 12 3
2040 15 3
2041 19 10
Year WAR Rank
2025 4.8 9
2026 5.3 5
2028 6.1 2
2030 5.9 5
2031 5.2 7
2032 6.2 3
2033 6.9 2
2034 7.0 2
2035 7.1 2
2036 6.7 4
2037 7.1 2
2038 6.8 4
2040 5.3 8
2041 7.4 3
Year W (Low) Rank
2027 9 10
Year L (Low) Rank
2026 7 5
2028 6 4
2029 6 4
2030 6 1
2031 6 2
2032 3 1
2033 5 3
2034 6 3
2036 8 8
2037 6 3
2038 4 1
2040 4 2
2041 5 2