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Samuel Edward McDowell

First name: Sam

Last name: McDowell

Birthdate: 1942-09-21

Bats: L   Throws: L

RetroID: mcdos101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1961CLE0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1962CLE0.30.00.3-0.10.00.40
1963CLE0.30.00.30.20.30.11
1964CLE0.80.00.80.00.20.61
1965CLE1.30.01.30.00.30.91
1966CLE0.80.00.80.10.30.51
1967CLE1.10.01.10.61.00.23
1968CLE1.30.01.30.60.90.33
1969CLE1.40.01.40.00.41.01
1970CLE1.50.01.5-0.5-0.11.50
1971CLE1.00.01.00.10.40.61
1972SFN0.80.00.8-0.10.10.70
1973SFN0.20.00.2-0.2-0.10.30
1975PIT0.10.00.1-0.10.00.20
Career10.90.010.90.53.67.412

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1961CLE2-1-100000000-19.8-0.10.00.0-0.10
1962CLE27-4-40-1000003-29.5-0.20.00.0-0.20
1963CLE24-2-20000000319.10.10.00.00.10
1964CLE64-7-7-1-1000007-29.2-0.20.00.0-0.20
1965CLE101-15-150-11000012-38.8-0.30.00.0-0.30
1966CLE65-6-6-1-1000007-18.2-0.10.00.0-0.10
1967CLE88-8-810000001038.20.40.00.00.40
1968CLE96-10-1020000001027.50.30.00.00.30
1969CLE104-12-12-1-10-100012-38.9-0.30.00.0-0.30
1970CLE115-17-18-1-10000013-79.0-0.80.00.0-0.80
1971CLE80-9-1000000009-18.8-0.10.00.0-0.10
1972SFN64-9-90-1000007-39.2-0.30.00.0-0.30
1973SFN13-2-2-10000001-29.6-0.20.00.0-0.20
1975PIT8-2-200000001-18.8-0.10.00.0-0.10
Career851-104-106-2-71-100095-20--1.90.00.0-1.90

Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1961 CLE AL 1 0.3 6.3 0 3 1 6.30 7.8 0.10 -0.09 2 1.00 2 0.3 0.4 -0.2 0.3 1
1962 CLE AL 25 4.1 87.7 64 43 -1 3.51 10.1 -0.02 -0.09 -21 1.09 -22 -2.2 -0.2 4.2 -1.4 -1
1963 CLE AL 14 2.9 65.0 37 30 -1 4.64 9.4 0.08 -0.09 -6 0.97 -6 -0.6 0.8 2.0 0.0 2
1964 CLE AL 31 7.9 173.3 60 78 -4 5.59 8.4 0.11 -0.09 22 1.05 22 2.6 6.6 1.4 4.3 20
1965 CLE AL 42 12.7 273.0 80 120 1 6.50 8.1 0.07 -0.09 39 1.12 41 5.1 11.4 1.2 7.7 34
1966 CLE AL 35 8.6 194.3 66 87 0 5.55 8.4 0.10 -0.09 21 1.00 21 2.5 6.8 1.8 4.3 20
1967 CLE AL 37 10.4 236.3 112 99 -2 6.39 8.7 0.10 -0.09 -11 1.00 -11 -1.3 3.9 6.5 0.8 12
1968 CLE AL 38 12.0 269.0 78 101 0 7.08 7.5 0.12 -0.09 24 1.00 24 3.2 9.2 2.8 5.7 28
1969 CLE AL 39 13.0 285.0 111 125 -5 7.31 8.4 0.11 -0.09 20 1.00 20 2.4 8.9 4.1 5.1 27
1970 CLE AL 39 13.6 305.0 108 158 1 7.82 8.9 0.10 -0.03 52 1.00 52 5.8 12.6 1.0 8.6 38
1971 CLE AL 35 10.0 214.7 89 102 1 6.13 9.0 0.08 -0.03 13 1.05 13 1.4 6.4 3.6 3.4 19
1972 SFN NL 28 7.6 164.3 86 72 -2 5.87 9.1 0.03 0.03 -11 1.02 -11 -1.2 2.6 5.0 0.4 8
1973 NYA AL 16 4.2 95.7 47 44 2 5.98 9.3 0.03 -0.03 -5 0.99 -5 -0.5 1.6 2.6 0.4 5
1973 SFN NL 18 1.6 40.0 23 21 -2 2.22 10.0 -0.27 0.03 -2 0.83 -2 -0.2 0.6 1.0 0.1 2
1974 NYA AL 13 1.9 48.0 27 22 0 3.69 9.3 -0.10 -0.03 -5 0.80 -4 -0.4 0.5 1.3 -0.1 2
1975 PIT NL 14 1.5 34.7 11 16 0 2.48 8.8 -0.24 0.03 5 0.98 5 0.6 1.4 0.2 1.0 4
Career 425 112.3 2492.3 999 1121 -11 137 139 17.5 73.5 38.5 40.6 221

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj
1961 CLE 2 0.0 0
1962 CLE 15 -1.0 -1
1963 CLE 13 0.0 0
1964 CLE 32 -1.0 -1
1965 CLE 50 -1.0 -1
1966 CLE 39 2.0 2
1967 CLE 45 -3.0 -3
1968 CLE 44 -2.0 -2
1969 CLE 50 -1.0 -1
1970 CLE 45 -1.0 -1
1971 CLE 37 -1.0 -1
1972 SFN 32 0.0 0
1973 NYA 17 1.0 1
1973 SFN 9 0.0 0
1974 NYA 6 -2.0 -2
1975 PIT 5 0.0 0
441 -10.0 -10

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1970 CLE 1B 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1970 CLE 2B 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1B 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
2B 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0

No batting records available for this player.

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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