Lindy McDaniel was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 987 career appearances, with a 3.45 ERA and 1361 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | STL | 0 | 0 | 4.74 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19.0 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1.53 |
| 1956 | STL | 7 | 6 | 3.40 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 116.1 | 121 | 44 | 42 | 59 | 1.40 |
| 1957 | STL | 15 | 9 | 3.49 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 191.0 | 196 | 74 | 53 | 75 | 1.30 |
| 1958 | STL | 5 | 7 | 5.80 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 108.2 | 139 | 70 | 31 | 47 | 1.56 |
| 1959 | STL | 14 | 12 | 3.82 | 62 | 7 | 15 | 132.0 | 144 | 56 | 41 | 86 | 1.40 |
| 1960 | STL | 12 | 4 | 2.09 | 65 | 2 | 26 | 116.1 | 85 | 27 | 24 | 105 | 0.94 |
| 1961 | STL | 10 | 6 | 4.87 | 55 | 0 | 9 | 94.1 | 117 | 51 | 31 | 65 | 1.57 |
| 1962 | STL | 3 | 10 | 4.12 | 55 | 2 | 14 | 107.0 | 96 | 49 | 29 | 79 | 1.17 |
| 1963 | CHC | 13 | 7 | 2.86 | 57 | 0 | 22 | 88.0 | 82 | 28 | 27 | 75 | 1.24 |
| 1964 | CHC | 1 | 7 | 3.88 | 63 | 0 | 15 | 95.0 | 104 | 41 | 23 | 71 | 1.34 |
| 1965 | CHC | 5 | 6 | 2.59 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 128.2 | 115 | 37 | 47 | 92 | 1.26 |
| 1966 | SF | 10 | 5 | 2.66 | 64 | 0 | 6 | 121.2 | 103 | 36 | 35 | 93 | 1.13 |
| 1967 | SF | 2 | 6 | 3.72 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 72.2 | 69 | 30 | 24 | 48 | 1.28 |
| 1968 | NYY | 4 | 1 | 1.75 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 51.1 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 0.82 |
| 1968 | SF | 0 | 0 | 7.45 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1.81 |
| 1969 | NYY | 5 | 6 | 3.55 | 51 | 0 | 5 | 83.2 | 84 | 33 | 23 | 60 | 1.28 |
| 1970 | NYY | 9 | 5 | 2.01 | 62 | 0 | 29 | 111.2 | 88 | 25 | 23 | 81 | 0.99 |
| 1971 | NYY | 5 | 10 | 5.04 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 69.2 | 82 | 39 | 24 | 39 | 1.52 |
| 1972 | NYY | 3 | 1 | 2.25 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 68.0 | 54 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 1.16 |
| 1973 | NYY | 12 | 6 | 2.86 | 47 | 3 | 10 | 160.1 | 148 | 51 | 49 | 93 | 1.23 |
| 1974 | KC | 1 | 4 | 3.46 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 106.2 | 109 | 41 | 24 | 47 | 1.25 |
| 1975 | KC | 5 | 1 | 4.15 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 78.0 | 81 | 36 | 24 | 40 | 1.35 |
| Career Totals | — | 141 | 119 | 3.45 | 987 | 74 | 172 | 2139.1 | 2099 | 821 | 623 | 1361 | 1.27 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | STL | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| 1956 | STL | 39 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .219 | .242 | .344 | .586 |
| 1957 | STL | 31 | 74 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .257 | .257 | .365 | .622 |
| 1958 | STL | 26 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .133 |
| 1959 | STL | 62 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .034 | .125 | .034 | .159 |
| 1960 | STL | 65 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .231 | .259 | .269 | .528 |
| 1961 | STL | 55 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .235 | .235 | .235 | .471 |
| 1962 | STL | 55 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .095 | .174 | .095 | .269 |
| 1963 | CHC | 57 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .091 | .091 | .227 | .318 |
| 1964 | CHC | 63 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| 1965 | CHC | 71 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 |
| 1966 | SF | 64 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| 1967 | SF | 41 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| 1968 | NYY | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1968 | SF | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1969 | NYY | 51 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 |
| 1970 | NYY | 62 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .167 | .167 | .208 | .375 |
| 1971 | NYY | 44 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 |
| 1972 | NYY | 37 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .286 | .714 | 1.000 |
| 1973 | NYY | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1974 | KC | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | KC | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 988 | 378 | 19 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 159 | .148 | .168 | .201 | .369 |
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