Roger
McDowell
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 182
 
Born: December 21, 1960 in Usa, OH, CINCINNATI
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1985 24 MIA NL   4 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1986 25 MIA NL $ 300,000 4 3 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1987 26 MIA NL $ 300,000 4 3 4 4 5 6 5 8 8 8
1988 27 MIA NL $ 300,000 4 3 4 3 5 5 5 8 8 8
1989 28 MIA NL $ 350,000 3 3 4 3 5 5 5 8 8 8
1990 29 MIA NL $ 371,429 3 3 4 3 5 5 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   3 3 4 3 5 5 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 371,429 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
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
1985 24 AAA   10 4 .714 37 0 0 0 20 46.3 48 9 1 21 33 1.75 .277 .356 .324 .679  
1986 25 MIA NL 3 3 .500 41 0 0 0 3 39.3 50 21 6 10 16 4.81 .301 .343 .482 .825 2.1
1987 26 MIA NL 3 2 .600 49 2 0 0 0 93.3 112 45 5 33 44 4.34 .296 .351 .405 .756 4.5
1988 27 MIA NL 1 0 1.000 38 0 0 0 3 44.7 49 19 2 22 17 3.83 .283 .362 .405 .766 3.4
1989 28 MIA NL 5 16 .238 72 0 0 0 24 88.0 104 39 4 46 34 3.99 .300 .378 .406 .784 7.3
1990 29 MIA NL 4 7 .364 72 0 0 0 3 78.3 103 58 7 35 30 6.66 .331 .392 .457 .849 0.0
5 Years Sim 16 28 .364 272 2 0 0 33 343.7 418 182 24 146 141 4.77 .304 .368 .426 .794 17.2
1 Years AAA 10 4 .714 37 0 0 0 20 46.3 48 9 1 21 33 1.75 .277 .356 .324 .679  
Season Average 3 5 .375 54 0 0 0 6 68.7 83 36 4 29 28 4.77 .304 .368 .426 .794  
Career Highs 5 16 1.000 72 2 0 0 24 93.3 112 58 7 46 44 6.66 .331 .392 .482 .849  
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   170 72 10 65 71   .273 .342 .387 .730
vs LH   248 110 14 81 70   .329 .394 .458 .853
Home 9 14 .391 158 2 0 0 18 209.0 226 96 13 94 81 4.13 .279 .354 .393 .747
Away 7 14 .333 114 0 0 0 15 134.7 192 86 11 52 60 5.75 .339 .395 .473 .868
Mar/Apr 2 5 .286 44 0 0 0 6 59.3 83 47 8 30 29 7.13 .333 .405 .514 .919
May 2 3 .400 47 0 0 0 7 59.0 77 29 2 21 18 4.42 .320 .374 .411 .785
June 5 5 .500 40 0 0 0 5 45.3 56 21 3 22 23 4.17 .296 .370 .397 .766
July 3 4 .429 43 0 0 0 4 48.0 51 24 3 21 23 4.50 .279 .353 .372 .725
August 1 5 .167 46 0 0 0 6 62.6 75 28 2 26 24 4.02 .307 .374 .439 .813
Sep/Oct 3 6 .333 52 2 0 0 5 69.3 76 33 6 26 24 4.29 .283 .346 .405 .751
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1986 25 MIA NL P 41 0 39.3 0 5 1 0 .833 1.14    
1987 26 MIA NL P 49 2 93.3 5 15 0 0 1.000 1.93    
1988 27 MIA NL P 38 0 44.7 3 6 1 0 .900 1.81    
1989 28 MIA NL P 72 0 88.0 4 15 1 1 .950 1.94    
1990 29 MIA NL P 72 0 78.3 4 12 1 0 .941 1.84    
Career Totals   272 2 343.7 16 53 4 1 .945 1.81    
Career Highs   72 2 93.3 5 15 1 1 1.000 1.94    
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
1987 26 MIA NL 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 0 6.7 7 3 0 3 3 4.05 .259 .333 .407 .741
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 0 6.7 7 3 0 3 3 4.05 .259 .333 .407 .741
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1989-6-16
Saves
1989-7-24
Games Pitched
1989-9-72
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Ray Narleski (979)
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  3. Dolan Nichols (978)
  4. Ron Herbel (976)
  5. Chip Lang (974)
  6. Gerry Staley (973)
  7. Johnny Welch (972)
  8. Rickey Clark (971)
  9. Don Brennan (971)
  10. Mark Lee (970)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 29th overall pick, by Montreal in 1985
Traded from Montreal to Miami on 7/1/1985 (Going to MON: 1B Andres Galarraga. Going to MIA: 1B Gerald Perry, P Roger Mcdowell)
Earned first career win on 7/7/1986
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $371,429 through salary arbitration