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Sam McDowell

Guardians Career team 1961 to 1971
Position P
Born Sep 21, 1942

Key Insights

1975
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Bob Watson has hit .583/.583/1.083 against McDowell over 12 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

7 for 12 with 2 home runs and 0 strikeouts, against a .612 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

McDowell has struck Dave Nicholson out 12 times in 17 plate appearances, 70.6% of everything between them.

12 strikeouts in 17 plate appearances.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

McDowell has walked Dick Howser 5 times in 13 plate appearances, 38.5% of them.

5 walks in 13 plate appearances.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

McDowell has faced Bill Freehan more than any other hitter: 107 plate appearances, and Bill Freehan has hit .169/.252/.315 in them.

15 hits, 3 home runs and 15 strikeouts across 107 plate appearances.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Tommy Harper is 0 for 23 against McDowell, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

29 career plate appearances.
The long balls in this matchup all go one way

Frank Robinson has taken McDowell deep 6 times, once every 14.3 plate appearances between them.

86 career plate appearances against him.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 21, 1942