Roger McDowell Career Pitching Summary

Roger McDowell played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1996, appearing in 723 games over 12 seasons. He recorded a total of 70 W and 70 L, an ERA of 3.3, 524 SO, a WHIP of 1.386, and a WAR of 9.2.

Roger McDowell Yearly Pitching Stats

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

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Roger McDowell
    NameRoger McDowell
    Date of BirthDecember 21, 1960
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1985

    📊 Career Summary

    Roger McDowell appeared in 723 games over 12 MLB seasons from 1985 to 1996. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS2 (MLB Rank: 6,214)
    GF430 (MLB Rank: 57)
    W70 (MLB Rank: 1,019)
    L70 (MLB Rank: 1,045)
    SV159 (MLB Rank: 80)
    ERA3.3 (MLB Rank: 1,955)
    IP1050 (MLB Rank: 1,253)
    SO524 (MLB Rank: 1,482)
    BB410 (MLB Rank: 1,086)
    H1,045 (MLB Rank: 1,250)
    HR50 (MLB Rank: 2,003)
    SO94.49 (MLB Rank: 6,398)
    BB93.51 (MLB Rank: 6,668)
    H98.96 (MLB Rank: 7,508)
    HR90.43 (MLB Rank: 7,613)
    WHIP1.386 (MLB Rank: 7,648)
    WAR9.2 (MLB Rank: 1,335)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1996)

    In his final season (1996), Roger McDowell recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF11
    W1
    L1
    SV4
    ERA4.25
    IP59.1
    SO20
    BB23
    H69
    HR7
    SO93.03
    BB93.49
    H910.47
    HR91.06
    WHIP1.551
    WAR0.6

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1986, 14 W
    • Most SO: 1985, 70 SO
    • Most IP: 1986, 128 IP
    • Best WAR: 1985, 2.1 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1989, 1.96 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Roger McDowell appeared in 11 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.13, pitched 20.1 IP, struck out 10 batters, with 1 W and 1 L.

    Roger McDowell Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1985
    6
    5
    2.83
    0.545
    17
    70
    127.1
    2.1
    1.139
    9
    108
    37
    43
    40
    124
    3.4
    4.9
    1.89
    2
    62
    36
    0
    0
    0.6
    7.6
    2.6
    2
    1
    8
    6
    516
    1986
    14
    9
    3.02
    0.609
    22
    65
    128
    1.4
    1.164
    4
    107
    42
    48
    43
    119
    3.22
    4.6
    1.55
    0
    75
    52
    0
    0
    0.3
    7.5
    3
    3
    3
    5
    3
    524
    1987
    7
    5
    4.16
    0.583
    25
    32
    88.2
    0.3
    1.387
    7
    95
    28
    41
    41
    92
    4.19
    3.2
    1.14
    0
    56
    45
    0
    0
    0.7
    9.6
    2.8
    1
    2
    4
    3
    384
    1988
    5
    5
    2.63
    0.5
    16
    46
    89
    1.2
    1.247
    1
    80
    31
    31
    26
    123
    3.03
    4.7
    1.48
    0
    62
    41
    0
    0
    0.1
    8.1
    3.1
    1
    3
    7
    6
    378
    1989
    4
    8
    1.96
    0.333
    23
    47
    92
    1.2
    1.272
    3
    79
    38
    36
    20
    177
    3.5
    4.6
    1.24
    0
    69
    56
    0
    0
    0.3
    7.7
    3.7
    1
    3
    8
    3
    387
    1990
    6
    8
    3.86
    0.429
    22
    39
    86.1
    -0.3
    1.471
    2
    92
    35
    41
    37
    99
    3.49
    4.1
    1.11
    0
    72
    60
    0
    0
    0.2
    9.6
    3.6
    1
    2
    9
    1
    373
    1991
    9
    9
    2.93
    0.5
    10
    50
    101.1
    1.4
    1.461
    4
    100
    48
    40
    33
    125
    3.86
    4.4
    1.04
    0
    71
    34
    0
    0
    0.4
    8.9
    4.3
    0
    2
    20
    2
    445
    1992
    6
    10
    4.09
    0.375
    14
    50
    83.2
    -0.7
    1.733
    3
    103
    42
    46
    38
    85
    3.6
    5.4
    1.19
    0
    65
    39
    0
    0
    0.3
    11.1
    4.5
    1
    1
    13
    4
    393
    1993
    5
    3
    2.25
    0.625
    2
    27
    68
    0.7
    1.559
    2
    76
    30
    32
    17
    170
    3.99
    3.6
    0.9
    0
    54
    19
    0
    0
    0.3
    10.1
    4
    0
    2
    10
    5
    300
    1994
    0
    3
    5.23
    0
    0
    29
    41.1
    -0.1
    1.742
    3
    50
    22
    25
    24
    76
    4.34
    6.3
    1.32
    0
    32
    11
    0
    0
    0.7
    10.9
    4.8
    0
    1
    6
    3
    193
    1995
    7
    4
    4.02
    0.636
    4
    49
    85
    1.4
    1.412
    5
    86
    34
    39
    38
    121
    4.13
    5.2
    1.44
    0
    64
    26
    0
    0
    0.5
    9.1
    3.6
    1
    6
    7
    1
    362
    1996
    1
    1
    4.25
    0.5
    4
    20
    59.1
    0.6
    1.551
    7
    69
    23
    32
    28
    117
    5.3
    3
    0.87
    0
    41
    11
    0
    0
    1.1
    10.5
    3.5
    0
    2
    1
    0
    262