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Sam Mcdowell

Sam McDowell

#86 PITCHER ALL-TIME
1961—1975
Starting Pitcher
BORN
September 21, 1942, in Pittsburgh, PA
THROWS
Left-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Cleveland Indians

What Pitches Did Sam McDowell Throw?

Rising Fastball
Hard Curve
Slider
Change
141
WINS
59.5
QUALITY START PCT
41.9
WAR
134
LOSSES
112
ERA+
42.0
WAR7
3.17
ERA
1.87
K / BB RATIO
23.0
WAR3
2453
STRIKEOUTS
1.31
WHIP
3.4
WAR PER SEASON
Next to Sandy Koufax, he had the best fastball in baseball in the 1960s.
6-TIME
ALL-STAR
Indians
ALL-TIME TEAM

Sam McDowell Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
McDowell
CAREER
41.9
WAR7
42.0
WAR5C
26.7
WAR3
23.0
JAWS
42.0
WAR PER SN
3.4
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
73.0
WAR7
49.8
WAR5C
30.3
WAR3
21.5
JAWS
61.4
WAR PER SN
4.5

Where Does Sam McDowell Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
86
CAREER
NR
LONG PEAK
56
PRIME
99
SHORT PEAK
50
JAWS
NR
RANKING
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CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS