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Sam
McDowell		  
Nickname: Sudden Sam
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 243
 
Born: September 21, 1942 in Usa, PA, PITTSBURGH
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 18 STL NL $ 300,000 9 8 7 8 3 2 2 7 7 7
1962 19 STL NL   8 9 8 8 3 2 2 7 6 7
1963 20 STL NL   9 9 8 8 3 2 2 7 6 7
1964 21 STL NL   9 9 8 9 3 2 2 7 6 7
1965 22 STL NL $ 300,000 9 10 9 9 3 2 2 6 6 6
1966 23 STL NL $ 300,000 9 10 9 9 3 2 2 6 6 6
1967 24 STL NL $ 300,000 9 10 9 9 3 2 2 7 6 6
1968 25 STL NL $ 788,571 9 10 9 9 3 2 2 6 5 5
1969 26 STL NL $ 1,300,000 9 10 9 9 3 2 2 6 5 5
1970 27 STL NL $ 1,300,000 9 9 8 8 3 1 2 6 6 6
1971 28 SDP NL $ 1,300,000 9 9 8 8 3 2 2 7 6 6
1972 29 SDP NL $ 1,300,000 8 9 8 8 3 2 2 6 6 6
1973 30 BOS AL   8 9 8 8 3 2 2 6 5 5
1974 31 BOS AL $ 300,000 8 10 9 9 3 2 2 6 5 5
1975 32 BOS AL $ 500,000 8 10 9 9 3 2 2 7 6 6
1976 33 BOS AL $ 500,000 8 10 9 9 2 1 2 6 6 6
1977 34 BOS AL $ 500,000 8 10 10 10 2 1 1 6 5 6
1978 35 BSN NL $ 750,000 8 10 9 10 2 1 2 6 5 6
1979 36 BSN NL $ 750,000 8 10 9 9 3 1 2 6 5 5
1980 37 PIT NL $ 750,000 7 10 9 9 2 1 2 5 5 5
1981 38 PHN NL $ 300,000 7 10 9 9 2 1 1 5 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 8 7 8 2 1 1 5 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,300,000 9 10 10 10 3 2 2 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 18 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 19 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 20 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 21 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 22 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 23 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 24 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 25 STL NL $ 788,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 26 STL NL $ 1,300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 27 STL NL $ 1,300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 28 SDP NL $ 1,300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 29 SDP NL $ 1,300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 30 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 31 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 32 BOS AL $ 500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 33 BOS AL $ 500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1977 34 BOS AL $ 500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1978 35 BSN NL $ 750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1979 36 BSN NL $ 750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1980 37 PIT NL $ 750,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1981 38 PHN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1961 18 STL NL 16 11 .593 33 33 4 1 0 241.0 220 131 25 131 224 4.89 .245 .338 .396 .734 7.8
1962 19 AAA   8 10 .444 29 29 1 0 0 189.3 184 78 19 91 269 3.71 .249 .331 .365 .697  
1963 20 AAA   19 3 .864 28 28 1 1 0 189.3 135 45 15 84 259 2.14 .195 .283 .294 .576  
1964 21 AAA   15 7 .682 29 29 0 0 0 192.0 148 79 29 105 253 3.70 .211 .314 .371 .686  
1965 22 STL NL 4 9 .308 27 11 2 0 2 94.0 85 59 17 54 89 5.65 .240 .342 .444 .786 0.0
1966 23 STL NL 4 6 .400 55 3 1 0 5 87.3 84 44 12 42 71 4.53 .252 .339 .447 .786 2.5
1967 24 STL NL 7 6 .538 63 6 0 0 3 119.3 100 68 13 85 105 5.13 .232 .356 .367 .722 3.9
1968 25 STL NL 4 4 .500 105 0 0 0 12 137.7 108 47 13 85 125 3.07 .215 .331 .343 .673 14.3
1969 26 STL NL 8 20 .286 35 35 7 2 0 269.7 212 131 40 165 257 4.37 .218 .333 .408 .741 12.6
1970 27 STL NL 2 1 .667 15 1 1 0 1 41.7 34 26 6 19 30 5.62 .224 .310 .388 .699 1.2
1971 28 SDP NL 8 16 .333 33 21 2 0 2 157.0 165 112 24 97 138 6.42 .271 .376 .426 .802 0.1
1972 29 SDP NL 7 20 .259 32 32 5 0 0 218.3 213 154 36 149 174 6.35 .252 .365 .424 .788 2.2
1973 30 AAA   12 7 .632 21 21 3 2 0 138.0 95 51 22 61 162 3.33 .190 .278 .343 .621  
    AA   3 1 .750 6 6 2 1 0 48.7 18 6 3 17 56 1.11 .112 .197 .180 .377  
1974 31 BOS AL 6 12 .333 36 20 4 2 4 179.3 161 112 30 101 139 5.62 .235 .332 .425 .757 6.5
1975 32 BOS AL 5 4 .556 33 0 0 0 4 73.3 55 33 4 42 73 4.05 .208 .317 .325 .642 6.8
1976 33 BOS AL 5 1 .833 40 0 0 0 3 84.7 59 36 13 48 89 3.83 .193 .306 .374 .680 8.3
1977 34 BOS AL 5 9 .357 58 6 0 0 6 156.7 160 98 16 110 139 5.63 .267 .380 .433 .814 4.0
1978 35 BSN NL 6 3 .667 79 1 0 0 4 64.3 57 36 14 46 56 5.04 .242 .364 .466 .830 2.2
1979 36 BSN NL 1 4 .200 60 0 0 0 2 24.7 25 17 4 19 18 6.20 .272 .393 .478 .871 0.0
1980 37 BSN NL 5 1 .833 30 0 0 0 1 44.7 36 17 3 28 30 3.43 .222 .333 .340 .673 3.7
    AAA   1 0 1.000 11 0 0 0 0 21.3 17 7 2 8 24 2.95 .221 .294 .325 .619  
1981 38 AAA   6 5 .545 38 0 0 0 19 50.7 43 21 0 39 66 3.73 .229 .361 .266 .627  
16 Years Sim 93 127 .423 734 169 26 5 49 1993.6 1774 1121 270 1221 1757 5.06 .238 .346 .406 .753 76.2
6 Years AAA 61 32 .656 156 107 5 3 19 780.7 622 281 87 388 1033 3.24 .215 .308 .338 .646  
1 Years AA 3 1 .750 6 6 2 1 0 48.7 18 6 3 17 56 1.11 .112 .197 .180 .377  
7 Years Minors 64 33 .660 162 113 7 4 19 829.3 640 287 90 405 1089 3.11 .209 .302 .330 .632  
Season Average 5 7 .417 45 10 1 0 3 124.6 110 70 16 76 109 5.06 .238 .346 .406 .753  
Career Highs 16 20 .833 105 35 7 2 12 269.7 220 154 40 165 257 6.42 .272 .393 .478 .871  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1270 804 189 912 1185   .244 .357 .410 .767
vs LH   504 317 81 309 572   .226 .320 .398 .717
Home 57 67 .460 387 92 12 2 22 1074.0 964 637 152 653 965 5.34 .239 .345 .411 .755
Away 36 60 .375 347 77 14 3 27 919.6 810 484 118 568 792 4.74 .238 .347 .401 .748
Mar/Apr 12 18 .400 99 25 3 2 7 280.3 247 188 43 193 242 6.04 .236 .355 .425 .779
May 17 25 .405 133 38 4 1 7 404.3 373 237 54 263 356 5.28 .244 .355 .406 .762
June 22 14 .611 129 35 6 1 9 383.0 329 186 46 205 329 4.37 .233 .331 .389 .719
July 13 29 .310 124 31 5 0 5 356.3 324 194 51 189 310 4.90 .241 .335 .417 .751
August 17 20 .459 132 22 5 0 14 312.6 261 171 37 222 256 4.92 .229 .355 .389 .744
Sep/Oct 12 21 .364 117 18 3 1 7 256.9 240 145 39 149 264 5.08 .247 .347 .418 .765
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1961 18 STL NL 33 81 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 31 .086 .086 .086 .173 -3.3 0.0
1965 22 STL NL 27 24 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .125 .160 .125 .285 0.0 0.0
1966 23 STL NL 55 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.8 0.0
1967 24 STL NL 63 16 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .125 .125 .188 .313 0.0 0.0
1968 25 STL NL 105 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
5 Years Sim 283 137 4 13 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 50 .095 .101 .102 .203 -4.2 0.0
162 Game Average 78 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 28 .095 .101 .102 .203 -2.4  
Career Highs 105 81 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 31 .125 .160 .188 .313 0.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   65 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 25 .092 .092 .092 .185 -2.7
vs LH   72 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 25 .097 .108 .111 .219 -2.2
Home 146 65 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 24 .108 .108 .123 .231 -1.8
Away 137 72 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 26 .083 .095 .083 .178 -3.0
RISP   33 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 .061 .059 .061 .119 -2.0
Close/Late   16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.3
Mar/Apr 24 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
May 45 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .033 .065 .033 .098 -1.9
June 38 34 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .118 .118 .118 .235 -0.9
July 30 24 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .208 .208 .208 .417 0.7
August 51 25 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .080 .080 .120 .200 -1.0
Sep/Oct 6 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1961 18 STL NL P 33 33 241.0 7 37 1 4 .978 1.64    
1965 22 STL NL P 27 11 94.0 5 18 0 0 1.000 2.20    
1966 23 STL NL P 55 3 87.3 7 7 0 0 1.000 1.44    
1967 24 STL NL P 63 6 119.3 6 14 0 1 1.000 1.51    
1968 25 STL NL P 105 0 137.7 7 18 0 2 1.000 1.63    
1969 26 STL NL P 35 35 269.7 12 25 1 4 .974 1.23    
1970 27 STL NL P 15 1 41.7 1 8 0 0 1.000 1.94    
1971 28 SDP NL P 33 21 157.0 7 22 1 2 .967 1.66    
1972 29 SDP NL P 32 32 218.3 13 30 1 1 .977 1.77    
1974 31 BOS AL P 36 20 179.3 14 12 2 1 .929 1.30    
1975 32 BOS AL P 33 0 73.3 5 13 0 3 1.000 2.21    
1976 33 BOS AL P 40 0 84.7 6 13 0 1 1.000 2.02    
1977 34 BOS AL P 58 6 156.7 6 19 1 3 .962 1.44    
1978 35 BSN NL P 79 1 64.3 3 11 0 2 1.000 1.96    
1979 36 BSN NL P 60 0 24.7 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.46    
1980 37 BSN NL P 30 0 44.7 1 9 0 1 1.000 2.02    
Career Totals   734 169 1993.6 102 258 7 25 .981 1.63    
Career Highs   105 35 269.7 14 37 2 4 1.000 2.21    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1978 35 BSN NL 0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 0 2.7 4 1 0 3 5 3.38 .333 .467 .333 .800
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 0 2.7 4 1 0 3 5 3.38 .333 .467 .333 .800
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1969-1-20
1971-5-16
1972-3-20
 Saves
1968-9-12
 Games Pitched
1968-3-105
1978-3-79
CAR-21-734
 Games Started
1969-5-35
 Shutouts
1961-10-1
1969-7-2
1974-3-2
 Innings Pitched
1969-8-269.7
Homeruns Allowed
1969-1-40
1972-4-36
1974-8-30
 Strikeouts
1969-2-257
 Walks Allowed
1961-1-131
1969-1-165
1971-7-97
1972-2-149
1974-10-101
 Hits per 9IP
1969-3-7.1
1974-8-8.1
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1961-8-8.4
1969-3-8.6
1972-10-7.2
1974-9-7.0
CAR-19-7.9
 OAVG
1969-4-.218
1974-7-.235
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 28    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by St. Louis in 1961
Earned first career win on 5/6/1961
Had first career hit on 6/8/1961, off Humberto Robinson (NYG)
Won Bronze Rookie in 1961, going 16-11, 4.89 ERA
Injured on 7/5/1963 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $788,571 through salary arbitration
10/22/1968: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $1,300,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from St. Louis to San Diego on 2/7/1971 (Going to SDP: 1B Mike Jorgensen, C Buck Martinez, P Jim Nelson, CF Tito Francona, P Sam Mcdowell. Going to STL: 1B Ron Fairly)
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 4/2/1973 to a minor league deal
9/1/1974: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $500,000 per year, for 3 years
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/13/1978 to a 3-year deal worth $750,000 per year
Injured on 5/25/1978 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Traded from Pittsburgh to Boston (N) on 7/31/1980 (Going to PIT: P Steve Busby, P Sam Mcdowell. Going to BSN: P John Montefusco P Ron Guidry)
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia on 2/4/1981 to a 2-year deal worth $300,000 per year
 
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