Sam McDowell

PITCHER · L/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 1961–1975 BORN: PITTSBURGH, USA

All-Star ×6

Career

141 W · 3.17 ERA · 2453 K

2492.1 IP · 1.31 WHIP · 425 G

1975 Season

2-1 · 2.86 ERA

34.2 IP · 29 K · 1.44 WHIP

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Sam McDowell was a pitcher in MLB. Across 425 career appearances, with a 3.17 ERA and 2453 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1961	CLE	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	6.1	3	0	5	5	1.26
1962	CLE	3	7	6.06	25	13	1	87.2	81	59	70	70	1.72
1963	CLE	3	5	4.85	14	12	0	65.0	63	35	44	63	1.65
1964	CLE	11	6	2.70	31	24	1	173.1	148	52	100	177	1.43
1965	CLE	17	11	2.18	42	35	4	273.0	178	66	132	325	1.14
1966	CLE	9	8	2.87	35	28	3	194.1	130	62	102	225	1.19
1967	CLE	13	15	3.85	37	37	0	236.1	201	101	123	236	1.37
1968	CLE	15	14	1.81	38	37	0	269.0	181	54	110	283	1.08
1969	CLE	18	14	2.94	39	38	1	285.0	222	93	102	279	1.14
1970	CLE	20	12	2.92	39	39	0	305.0	236	99	131	304	1.20
1971	CLE	13	17	3.40	35	31	1	214.2	160	81	153	192	1.46
1972	SF	10	8	4.33	28	25	0	164.1	155	79	86	122	1.47
1973	NYY	5	8	3.95	16	15	0	95.2	73	42	64	75	1.43
1973	SF	1	2	4.50	18	3	3	40.0	45	20	29	35	1.85
1974	NYY	1	6	4.69	13	7	0	48.0	42	25	41	33	1.73
1975	PIT	2	1	2.86	14	1	0	34.2	30	11	20	29	1.44
Career Totals	—	141	134	3.17	425	346	14	2492.1	1948	879	1312	2453	1.31

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1961	CLE	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
1962	CLE	25	26	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	.154	.154	.154	.308
1963	CLE	15	19	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	.211	.250	.211	.461
1964	CLE	31	56	2	8	1	0	0	2	0	5	25	.143	.213	.161	.374
1965	CLE	43	95	5	12	1	0	0	4	0	1	35	.126	.135	.137	.272
1966	CLE	36	60	2	12	0	1	0	1	0	1	27	.200	.210	.233	.443
1967	CLE	37	82	5	15	1	0	1	6	0	1	28	.183	.190	.232	.422
1968	CLE	38	85	5	13	0	0	0	6	0	3	35	.153	.189	.153	.342
1969	CLE	39	92	3	16	3	0	0	6	0	0	31	.174	.172	.207	.379
1970	CLE	40	105	5	13	0	0	1	2	0	2	42	.124	.140	.152	.293
1971	CLE	35	73	1	13	0	0	0	4	0	1	26	.178	.189	.178	.367
1972	SF	28	59	3	7	1	1	0	4	0	1	21	.119	.133	.169	.303
1973	NYY	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973	SF	18	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.167	.167	.167	.333
1974	NYY	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1975	PIT	14	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000
Career Totals	—	429	774	34	119	7	2	2	36	0	16	306	.154	.171	.176	.347

Awards & Achievements

TSN All-Star (1): 1970
TSN Pitcher of the Year (1): 1970

All-Star Selections

1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.