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Sam McDowell

Starting Pitcher
1961—1975
BORN
September 21, 1942, in Pittsburgh, PA
THROWS
Left-Handed
MLB DEBUT
September 15, 1961
PITCH ARSENAL
Rising Fastball
Hard Curve
Slider
Change
PRIMARY TEAM
Cleveland Indians
141
WINS
59.5
QUALITY START PCT
41.9
WAR
3.17
ERA
112
42.0
WAR7
2453
STRIKEOUTS
1.87
K / BB RATIO
3.4
WAR PER SEASON
Sam McDowell
Next to Sandy Koufax, he had the best fastball in baseball in the 1960s.
— # 86 RANKED PITCHER —
— Indians ALL-TIME TEAM —

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Sam McDowell Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
McDowell
41.9
42.0
26.7
23.0
42.0
3.4
AVG HOFer
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Sam McDowell Rank?

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
NR
56
99
50
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
WAR + WAR7 / 2

PITCHING TEAMMATES

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Sonny Siebert
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Tommy John

FAVORITE CATCHER

Joe Azcue

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