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.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Roger McDowell |
| Date of Birth | December 21, 1960 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Throws | Right |
| Bats | Right |
| MLB Debut | 1985 |
Roger McDowell Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Roger McDowell.
Parsing Data
Data Source: Baseball Reference
Image Source: Wikipedia
📊 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:
| GS | 2 (MLB Rank: 6,281) |
| GF | 430 (MLB Rank: 58) |
| W | 70 (MLB Rank: 1,023) |
| L | 70 (MLB Rank: 1,055) |
| SV | 159 (MLB Rank: 81) |
| ERA | 3.3 (MLB Rank: 1,975) |
| IP | 1050 (MLB Rank: 1,264) |
| SO | 524 (MLB Rank: 1,508) |
| BB | 410 (MLB Rank: 1,094) |
| H | 1,045 (MLB Rank: 1,259) |
| HR | 50 (MLB Rank: 2,035) |
| SO9 | 4.49 (MLB Rank: 6,538) |
| BB9 | 3.51 (MLB Rank: 6,763) |
| H9 | 8.96 (MLB Rank: 7,600) |
| HR9 | 0.43 (MLB Rank: 7,769) |
| WHIP | 1.386 (MLB Rank: 7,756) |
| WAR | 9.2 (MLB Rank: 1,354) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1996)
In his final season (1996), Roger McDowell recorded the following stats:
| GS | 0 |
| GF | 11 |
| W | 1 |
| L | 1 |
| SV | 4 |
| ERA | 4.25 |
| IP | 59.1 |
| SO | 20 |
| BB | 23 |
| H | 69 |
| HR | 7 |
| SO9 | 3.03 |
| BB9 | 3.49 |
| H9 | 10.47 |
| HR9 | 1.06 |
| WHIP | 1.551 |
| WAR | 0.6 |
📈 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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
