Sam McDowell
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Sam McDowell
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Sudden Sam
Birthdate:
Sept. 21, 1942 (54 y, 7 m, 14 d)
Born In:
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'5"/224
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1977 Cincinnati (XFBL)
1974 Cincinnati (XFBL)
1972 Cincinnati (XFBL)
1970 Cleveland (XFBL)
All-Star 1977 Cincinnati (XFBL)
1974 Cincinnati (XFBL)
1973 Cincinnati (XFBL)
1972 Cincinnati (XFBL)
1971 Cleveland (XFBL)
1970 Cleveland (XFBL)
League Champ 1977 Cincinnati (XFBL)
1975 Cincinnati (XFBL)
1971 Cincinnati (XFBL)
Championship Series MVP 1971 Cincinnati (XFBL)
Pitcher of the Month May 1977 Cincinnati (XFBL)
Jun 1972 Cincinnati (XFBL)
May 1972 Cincinnati (XFBL)
Aug 1970 Cleveland (XFBL)
Player of the Week Sep 13, 1976 Cincinnati (XFBL)
Apr 21, 1975 Cincinnati (XFBL)
Sep 28, 1970 Cleveland (XFBL)
Jun 8, 1970 Cleveland (XFBL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink55
Grey Ink193
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Player Score
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Vic Willis 795
Bob Gibson 793
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1969 11 4
1972 18 8
1973 16 9
1974 19 4
1975 19 5
1976 24 1
1977 18 6
Year GS Rank
1965 35 7
1967 37 5
1968 37 3
1969 38 5
1970 39 6
1972 35 9
1974 37 6
1977 36 10
Year W Rank
1965 17 3
1969 18 8
1970 20 6
1972 19 6
1975 18 10
1977 21 4
Year L Rank
1967 15 8
1968 14 8
1969 14 10
1974 15 9
Year Win % Rank
1964 0.647 9
1970 0.741 3
1971 0.667 6
1972 0.731 6
1977 0.724 2
Year IP Rank
1965 273.0 2
1967 236.1 10
1968 269.0 5
1969 285.0 4
1970 301.1 6
1972 278.0 9
1974 302.2 2
1977 303.2 5
Year BF Rank
1965 1142 2
1967 1043 9
1968 1117 4
1969 1195 4
1970 1206 7
1974 1187 5
1977 1164 7
Year HR Rank
1967 21 5
1975 28 10
Year BB Rank
1964 100 4
1965 132 1
1966 102 4
1967 123 1
1968 110 1
1969 102 6
1970 108 10
1972 92 10
1973 92 9
1974 95 10
Year K Rank
1964 177 7
1965 325 1
1966 225 1
1967 236 2
1968 283 1
1969 279 1
1970 336 1
1972 279 1
1973 247 2
1974 297 1
1975 279 1
1976 244 6
1977 267 3
Year WP Rank
1963 7 8
1964 11 5
1965 17 1
1967 18 1
1969 14 5
1972 11 9
1973 20 1
1975 10 8
Year ERA Rank
1964 2.700 7
1965 2.176 1
1966 2.871 8
1968 1.807 2
1970 2.360 1
1972 2.007 3
1973 2.053 3
1974 1.992 1
1975 2.649 9
1976 2.145 2
1977 2.134 1
Year BABIP Rank
1972 0.248 7
1973 0.237 6
1974 0.237 8
1977 0.241 1
Year WHIP Rank
1965 1.136 10
1969 1.137 7
1970 1.062 4
1972 1.004 3
1973 1.023 7
1974 0.968 5
1975 1.023 8
1976 1.041 9
1977 0.922 1
Year H/9 Rank
1964 7.685 10
1965 5.868 1
1966 6.021 1
1968 6.056 3
1969 7.011 6
1970 6.332 2
1972 6.054 1
1973 6.057 2
1974 5.888 3
1975 6.502 3
1976 6.687 6
1977 6.165 1
Year CG Rank
1965 14 2
1968 11 9
1969 18 3
1970 18 1
1974 19 9
1975 20 10
1976 18 10
1977 23 1
Year SHO Rank
1965 3 5
1966 5 1
1969 4 4
1970 4 4
1972 4 7
1973 6 2
1974 7 1
1975 4 9
1976 5 2
1977 5 1
Year BB (Low) Rank
1971 60 8
Year Hits Rank
1967 201 9
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1964 148 3
1966 130 2
1971 148 1
Year HR (Low) Rank
1964 8 2
1965 9 1
1966 12 4
1968 13 6
1969 13 6
1971 6 1
1972 12 7
Year WAR Rank
1964 4.1 8
1965 9.9 1
1966 4.9 5
1968 7.3 3
1969 10.0 1
1970 10.2 1
1972 9.5 1
1973 7.7 4
1974 10.6 1
1975 7.7 7
1976 7.9 4
1977 10.5 1
Year W (Low) Rank
1964 11 10
1966 9 3
Year L (Low) Rank
1964 6 2
1966 8 4
1970 7 1
1971 6 1
1972 7 7
1977 8 4
1978 10 9