League Leaders
Sam McDowell

Sam McDowell

1961–1975  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  6'5", 190 lb  ·  b. 1942 Pittsburgh, PA

Career 141–134 · 3.17 ERA · 2,453 SO · 2492.1 IP · 429 G · 119 H · 2 HR · 36 RBI · .154 AVG

Seasons leading his league
14
9 best in baseball 5 league only
28 Top-5 finishes
6 Title seasons
5 Categories led
1965 Best season

Spanning 1964–1970, peaking at 3 titles in 1965.

Led in Strikeouts / 9 for 3 straight seasons (1964–1966) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 107th League titles 14
  • 82nd Best in baseball 9
  • 322nd Top-5 finishes 28

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Strikeouts / 9 6 1st 3 yrs (1964–1966) 1964 9.19 1965 10.71 1966 10.42 1968 9.47 1970 8.97 1969 AL 8.81 1967 #2 1971 #2
Strikeouts 5 1st 3 yrs (1968–1970) 1968 283 1969 279 1970 304 1965 AL 325 1966 AL 225 1967 #2
Shutouts 1 1st — 1966 5
Innings Pitched 1 1st — 1970 AL 305.0 1965 #2
Earned Run Average 1 1st — 1965 AL 2.18 1968 #2
Complete Games — #2 — 1965 #2 1969 #3 1970 #2

Title Seasons

6 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1970 3 SO 304 IP 305.0 K/9 8.97
1969 2 SO 279 K/9 8.81
1968 2 SO 283 K/9 9.47
1966 3 SO 225 K/9 10.42 SHO 5
1965 3 ERA 2.18 SO 325 K/9 10.71
1964 1 K/9 9.19

Pitching

15 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1961 CLE AL 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 6.1 3 0 0 5 5 1.26
1962 CLE AL 3 7 6.06 25 13 1 87.2 81 59 9 70 70 1.72
1963 CLE AL 3 5 4.85 14 12 0 65.0 63 35 6 44 63 1.65
1964 CLE AL 11 6 2.70 31 24 1 173.1 148 52 8 100 177 1.43
1965 CLE AL 17 11 2.18 42 35 4 273.0 178 66 9 132 325 1.14
1966 CLE AL 9 8 2.87 35 28 3 194.1 130 62 12 102 225 1.19
1967 CLE AL 13 15 3.85 37 37 0 236.1 201 101 21 123 236 1.37
1968 CLE AL 15 14 1.81 38 37 0 269.0 181 54 13 110 283 1.08
1969 CLE AL 18 14 2.94 39 38 1 285.0 222 93 13 102 279 1.14
1970 CLE AL 20 12 2.92 39 39 0 305.0 236 99 25 131 304 1.20
1971 CLE AL 13 17 3.40 35 31 1 214.2 160 81 22 153 192 1.46
1972 SFN NL 10 8 4.33 28 25 0 164.1 155 79 12 86 122 1.47
1973 SFN +1 NL 6 10 4.11 34 18 3 135.2 118 62 8 93 110 1.56
1974 NYA AL 1 6 4.69 13 7 0 48.0 42 25 6 41 33 1.73
1975 PIT NL 2 1 2.86 14 1 0 34.2 30 11 0 20 29 1.44
Career — — 141 134 3.17 425 346 14 2492.1 1,948 879 164 1,312 2,453 1.31

Batting

15 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1961 CLE AL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1962 CLE AL 25 26 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
1963 CLE AL 15 19 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 .211 .250 .211 .461
1964 CLE AL 31 56 2 8 1 0 0 2 5 25 0 .143 .213 .161 .374
1965 CLE AL 43 95 5 12 1 0 0 4 1 35 0 .126 .135 .137 .272
1966 CLE AL 36 60 2 12 0 1 0 1 1 27 0 .200 .210 .233 .443
1967 CLE AL 37 82 5 15 1 0 1 6 1 28 0 .183 .191 .232 .422
1968 CLE AL 38 85 5 13 0 0 0 6 3 35 0 .153 .189 .153 .342
1969 CLE AL 39 92 3 16 3 0 0 6 0 31 0 .174 .172 .207 .379
1970 CLE AL 40 105 5 13 0 0 1 2 2 42 0 .124 .140 .152 .293
1971 CLE AL 35 73 1 13 0 0 0 4 1 26 0 .178 .189 .178 .367
1972 SFN NL 28 59 3 7 1 1 0 4 1 21 0 .119 .133 .170 .303
1973 SFN +1 NL 34 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
1974 NYA AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1975 PIT NL 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career — — 429 774 34 119 7 2 2 36 16 306 0 .154 .171 .176 .347

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 425 79 328 33 23 .925
1B 1 0 0 0 0 —
2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000