Lindy McDaniel played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1975, appearing in 987 games over 21 seasons. He recorded a total of 141 W and 119 L, an ERA of 3.45, 1,361 SO, a WHIP of 1.272, and a WAR of 29.3.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Lindy McDaniel |
Date of Birth | December 13, 1935 |
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MLB Debut | 1955 |
๐ Career Summary
Lindy McDaniel appeared in 987 games over 21 MLB seasons from 1955 to 1975. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 74 (MLB Rank: 1,883) |
GF | 577 (MLB Rank: 23) |
W | 141 (MLB Rank: 305) |
L | 119 (MLB Rank: 340) |
SV | 174 (MLB Rank: 74) |
ERA | 3.45 (MLB Rank: 2,361) |
IP | 2139.1 (MLB Rank: 378) |
SHO | 2 (MLB Rank: 1,719) |
CG | 18 (MLB Rank: 1,660) |
SO | 1,361 (MLB Rank: 295) |
BB | 623 (MLB Rank: 503) |
H | 2,099 (MLB Rank: 392) |
HR | 172 (MLB Rank: 392) |
SO9 | 5.73 (MLB Rank: 4,315) |
BB9 | 2.62 (MLB Rank: 9,518) |
H9 | 8.83 (MLB Rank: 7,856) |
HR9 | 0.72 (MLB Rank: 5,958) |
WHIP | 1.272 (MLB Rank: 9,739) |
WAR | 29.3 (MLB Rank: 313) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1975)
In his final season (1975), Lindy McDaniel recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 21 |
W | 5 |
L | 1 |
SV | 1 |
ERA | 4.15 |
IP | 78 |
SO | 40 |
BB | 24 |
H | 81 |
HR | 3 |
SO9 | 4.62 |
BB9 | 2.77 |
H9 | 9.35 |
HR9 | 0.35 |
WHIP | 1.346 |
WAR | โ0.2 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1957, 15 W
- Most SO: 1960, 105 SO
- Most IP: 1957, 191 IP
- Best WAR: 1960, 5.9 WAR
- Best ERA: 1970, 2.02 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
Lindy McDaniel has no postseason appearances.
Lindy McDaniel Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1955 | 0 | 0 | 4.74 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 0.2 | 1.526 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 87 | 5.47 | 3.3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.4 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 |
1956 | 7 | 6 | 3.4 | 0.538 | 0 | 59 | 116.1 | 0.6 | 1.401 | 7 | 121 | 42 | 60 | 44 | 110 | 3.22 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 7 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 499 |
1957 | 15 | 9 | 3.49 | 0.625 | 0 | 75 | 191 | 2.2 | 1.304 | 13 | 196 | 53 | 87 | 74 | 114 | 3.44 | 3.5 | 1.42 | 26 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 804 |
1958 | 5 | 7 | 5.8 | 0.417 | 0 | 47 | 108.2 | -0.9 | 1.564 | 17 | 139 | 31 | 76 | 70 | 72 | 4.55 | 3.9 | 1.52 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1.4 | 11.5 | 2.6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 492 |
1959 | 14 | 12 | 3.82 | 0.538 | 16 | 86 | 132 | 2.9 | 1.402 | 11 | 144 | 41 | 61 | 56 | 111 | 3.28 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 7 | 62 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.8 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 562 |
1960 | 12 | 4 | 2.09 | 0.75 | 27 | 105 | 116.1 | 5.9 | 0.937 | 8 | 85 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 195 | 2.26 | 8.1 | 4.38 | 2 | 65 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 448 |
1961 | 10 | 6 | 4.87 | 0.625 | 9 | 65 | 94.1 | -0.2 | 1.569 | 11 | 117 | 31 | 57 | 51 | 91 | 3.76 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0 | 55 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 424 |
1962 | 3 | 10 | 4.12 | 0.231 | 14 | 79 | 107 | 0.7 | 1.168 | 12 | 96 | 29 | 53 | 49 | 105 | 3.44 | 6.6 | 2.72 | 2 | 55 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 443 |
1963 | 13 | 7 | 2.86 | 0.65 | 22 | 75 | 88 | 2 | 1.239 | 9 | 82 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 123 | 3.02 | 7.7 | 2.78 | 0 | 57 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 364 |
1964 | 1 | 7 | 3.88 | 0.125 | 16 | 71 | 95 | 1.1 | 1.337 | 4 | 104 | 23 | 43 | 41 | 96 | 2.42 | 6.7 | 3.09 | 0 | 63 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 409 |
1965 | 5 | 6 | 2.59 | 0.455 | 2 | 92 | 128.2 | 2.9 | 1.259 | 12 | 115 | 47 | 45 | 37 | 143 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 1.96 | 0 | 71 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 8 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 538 |
1966 | 10 | 5 | 2.66 | 0.667 | 6 | 93 | 121.2 | 1.6 | 1.134 | 5 | 103 | 35 | 48 | 36 | 140 | 2.42 | 6.9 | 2.66 | 0 | 64 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 495 |
1967 | 2 | 6 | 3.72 | 0.25 | 2 | 48 | 72.2 | 0 | 1.28 | 5 | 69 | 24 | 34 | 30 | 91 | 3.19 | 5.9 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 309 |
1968 | 4 | 1 | 3.31 | 0.8 | 10 | 52 | 70.2 | 2 | 1.09 | 7 | 60 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 89 | 2.97 | 6.6 | 3.06 | 0 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 285 |
1969 | 5 | 6 | 3.55 | 0.455 | 5 | 60 | 83.2 | 0.4 | 1.279 | 4 | 84 | 23 | 37 | 33 | 99 | 2.52 | 6.5 | 2.61 | 0 | 51 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 9 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 356 |
1970 | 9 | 5 | 2.01 | 0.643 | 29 | 81 | 111.2 | 4.2 | 0.994 | 7 | 88 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 176 | 2.62 | 6.5 | 3.52 | 0 | 62 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 436 |
1971 | 5 | 10 | 5.04 | 0.333 | 4 | 39 | 69.2 | -1.4 | 1.522 | 12 | 82 | 24 | 41 | 39 | 65 | 4.6 | 5 | 1.63 | 0 | 44 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.6 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 310 |
1972 | 3 | 1 | 2.25 | 0.75 | 0 | 47 | 68 | 0.9 | 1.162 | 4 | 54 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 132 | 2.88 | 6.2 | 1.88 | 0 | 37 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 279 |
1973 | 12 | 6 | 2.86 | 0.667 | 10 | 93 | 160.1 | 3.3 | 1.229 | 11 | 148 | 49 | 54 | 51 | 129 | 3.23 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 3 | 47 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 658 |
1974 | 1 | 4 | 3.46 | 0.2 | 1 | 47 | 106.2 | 1.1 | 1.247 | 6 | 109 | 24 | 50 | 41 | 110 | 3.1 | 4 | 1.96 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 443 |