Lindy McDaniel Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Lindy McDaniel
NameLindy McDaniel
Date of BirthDecember 13, 1935
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1955
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Lindy McDaniel Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Lindy McDaniel.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS74 (MLB Rank: 1,906)
GF577 (MLB Rank: 23)
W141 (MLB Rank: 307)
L119 (MLB Rank: 340)
SV174 (MLB Rank: 75)
ERA3.45 (MLB Rank: 2,377)
IP2139.1 (MLB Rank: 379)
SHO2 (MLB Rank: 1,720)
CG18 (MLB Rank: 1,660)
SO1,361 (MLB Rank: 302)
BB623 (MLB Rank: 505)
H2,099 (MLB Rank: 395)
HR172 (MLB Rank: 399)
SO95.73 (MLB Rank: 4,456)
BB92.62 (MLB Rank: 9,668)
H98.83 (MLB Rank: 7,964)
HR90.72 (MLB Rank: 6,118)
WHIP1.272 (MLB Rank: 9,868)
WAR29.3 (MLB Rank: 313)

📊 Last Season Summary (1975)

In his final season (1975), Lindy McDaniel recorded the following stats:

GS0
GF21
W5
L1
SV1
ERA4.15
IP78
SO40
BB24
H81
HR3
SO94.62
BB92.77
H99.35
HR90.35
WHIP1.346
WAR−0.2

📈 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

🎯 Postseason Performance

Lindy McDaniel has no postseason appearances.

Lindy McDaniel Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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