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Jack McDowell
Jack Burns McDowell (BlackJack)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 180 lb.
School Stanford University

Debut September 15, 1987
  vs. MIN 7.0 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W
Final Game August 8, 1999
Born January 16, 1966 in Van Nuys, CA

Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed July 29, 1987. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1987 21 CHW AL   3   0   4   4   0   0   0  0   28.0   16    6    6   1    6   15   2   0   103   0   0  1.93  4.61  239 0.786
 1988 22 CHW AL   5  10  26  26   1   0   0  0  158.7  147   85   70  12   68   84   7  11   687   5   1  3.97  3.98  100 1.355
 1990 24 CHW AL  14   9  33  33   4   0   0  0  205.0  189   93   87  20   77  165   7   7   866   0   1  3.82  3.84  100 1.298
 1991 25 CHW AL  17  10  35  35  15   3   0  0  253.7  212   97   96  19   82  191   4  10  1028   2   1  3.41  3.98  117 1.159 CYA-9,AS
 1992 26 CHW AL  20  10  34  34  13   1   0  0  260.7  247   95   92  21   75  178   7   6  1079   9   0  3.18  3.91  123 1.235 MVP-19,CYA-2,AS
 1993 27 CHW AL  22  10  34  34  10   4   0  0  256.7  261  104   96  20   69  158   3   8  1067   6   1  3.37  4.21  125 1.286 MVP-9,CYA-1,AS
 1994 28 CHW AL  10   9  25  25   6   2   0  0  181.0  186   82   75  12   42  127   5   4   755   2   0  3.73  4.71  126 1.260
 1995 29 NYY AL  15  10  30  30   8   2   0  0  217.7  211  106   95  25   78  157   5   9   927   1   1  3.93  4.63  118 1.328
 1996 30 CLE AL  13   9  30  30   5   1   0  0  192.0  214  119  109  22   67  141   4   5   846   2   0  5.11  4.90   96 1.464
 1997 31 CLE AL   3   3   8   6   0   0   0  0   40.7   44   25   23   6   18   38   1   1   181   1   0  5.09  4.66   92 1.525
 1998 32 ANA AL   5   3  14  14   0   0   0  0   76.0   96   45   43  11   19   45   1   2   334   1   0  5.09  4.75   93 1.513
 1999 33 ANA AL   0   4   4   4   0   0   0  0   19.0   31   17   17   4    5   12   2   0    93   0   0  8.05  4.87   60 1.895
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Yr WL% .593 127  87 277 275  62  13   0  0 1889.0 1854  874  809 173  606 1311  48  63  7966  29   5  3.85  4.29  111 1.302
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    15  10  34  33   7   1   0  0  232.7  228  107   99  21   74  161   5   7   981   3   0  3.85  4.29  111 1.302
 Career High     22  10  35  35  15   4   0  0  260.7  261  119  109  25   82  191   7  11  1079   9   1  3.18  4.90  126 1.159

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1987 21 CHW AL P 4 1 6 0 0 1.000 .959 1.75 0.68 2.25 1.83 4 28.0 1988 22 CHW AL P 26 12 16 5 1 .848 .962 1.08 0.67 1.59 1.78 26 158.7 1990 24 CHW AL P 33 17 20 1 3 .974 .954 1.12 0.59 1.62 1.78 33 205.0 1991 25 CHW AL P 35 19 32 0 1 1.000 .957 1.46 0.58 1.81 1.80 35 253.7 AS 1992 26 CHW AL P 34 16 27 2 3 .956 .953 1.26 0.56 1.48 1.72 34 260.7 AS 1993 27 CHW AL P 34 23 43 3 2 .957 .952 1.94 0.56 2.31 1.79 34 256.7 AS 1994 28 CHW AL P 25 8 23 0 0 1.000 .957 1.24 0.52 1.54 1.72 25 181.0 1995 29 NYY AL P 30 17 27 1 1 .978 .961 1.47 0.53 1.82 1.79 30 217.7 1996 30 CLE AL P 30 20 27 1 0 .979 .959 1.57 0.52 2.20 1.77 30 192.0 1997 31 CLE AL P 8 3 6 0 0 1.000 .957 1.12 0.49 1.99 1.70 6 40.7 1998 32 ANA AL P 14 3 12 0 1 1.000 .955 1.07 0.50 1.78 1.78 14 76.0 1999 33 ANA AL P 4 0 6 0 0 1.000 .952 1.50 0.47 2.84 1.71 4 19.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1987 21 CHW AL P 4 1 6 0 0 1.000 .959 1.75 0.68 2.25 1.83 4 28.0 1988 22 CHW AL P 26 12 16 5 1 .848 .962 1.08 0.67 1.59 1.78 26 158.7 1990 24 CHW AL P 33 17 20 1 3 .974 .954 1.12 0.59 1.62 1.78 33 205.0 1991 25 CHW AL P 35 19 32 0 1 1.000 .957 1.46 0.58 1.81 1.80 35 253.7 1992 26 CHW AL P 34 16 27 2 3 .956 .953 1.26 0.56 1.48 1.72 34 260.7 1993 27 CHW AL P 34 23 43 3 2 .957 .952 1.94 0.56 2.31 1.79 34 256.7 1994 28 CHW AL P 25 8 23 0 0 1.000 .957 1.24 0.52 1.54 1.72 25 181.0 1995 29 NYY AL P 30 17 27 1 1 .978 .961 1.47 0.53 1.82 1.79 30 217.7 1996 30 CLE AL P 30 20 27 1 0 .979 .959 1.57 0.52 2.20 1.77 30 192.0 1997 31 CLE AL P 8 3 6 0 0 1.000 .957 1.12 0.49 1.99 1.70 6 40.7 1998 32 ANA AL P 14 3 12 0 1 1.000 .955 1.07 0.50 1.78 1.78 14 76.0 1999 33 ANA AL P 4 0 6 0 0 1.000 .952 1.50 0.47 2.84 1.71 4 19.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 277 139 245 13 12 .967 .956 1.39 0.56 1.83 1.77 275 1889.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 277 139 245 13 12 .967 .956 1.39 0.56 1.83 1.77 275 1889
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1993   ALCS  CHW TOR     L   2   2  10.00  0  2  0  0   9    18  10   5   5 
 1995   ALDS  NYY SEA     L   2   1   9.00  0  2  0  0   7     8   7   4   6 
 1996   ALDS  CLE BAL     L   1   1   6.35  0  0  0  0   5.2   6   4   1   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       0-2   3   2   7.82  0  2  0  0  12.2  14  11   5  11 
  3 Postseason Ser      0-3   5   4   8.72  0  4  0  0  21.2  32  21  10  16 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1993   ALCS  CHW TOR     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1995   ALDS  NYY SEA     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1996   ALDS  CLE BAL     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       0-2   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   0-3   5   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1991   CHW AL      0  0  0   2     1   0   0   2   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1992   CHW AL      0  0  0   1     0   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1993   CHW AL      1  0  0   1     0   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 3/3      0  1  0  0   4     1   0   0   2   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0   0.00 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1991   CHW AL       Replaced by designated hitter.
 1992   CHW AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1993   CHW AL       Replaced by designated hitter.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 3/3      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1991 *
1992 *
1993 *

Awards
1993-AL-CYA
1993-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1992-AL-19-0.01
1993-AL-9-0.13
Car-795-0.14 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1991-AL-9-0.02
1992-AL-2-0.36
1993-AL-1-0.89
1 Cy Young
Car-31-1.27 shares

ERA
1992 AL-3.18-8

Wins
1991 AL-17-8
1992 AL-20-3
1993 AL-22-1
1995 AL-15-8

Won-Loss %
1992 AL-.667-7
1993 AL-.688-9

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1991 AL-1.159-9
1994 AL-1.260-10

Hits Allowed/9IP
1991 AL-7.52-5

Bases on Balls/9IP
1993 AL-2.42-7
1994 AL-2.09-5

Strikeouts/9IP
1990 AL-7.24-9
1991 AL-6.78-7
1992 AL-6.15-10

Innings
1991 AL-253.7-2
1992 AL-260.7-3
1993 AL-256.7-2
1994 AL-181.0-2
1995 AL-217.7-3

Strikeouts
1991 AL-191-4
1992 AL-178-5
1994 AL-127-7
1995 AL-157-8

Games Started
1990 AL-33-8
1991 AL-35-1
1992 AL-34-7
1993 AL-34-6
1994 AL-25-1

Comp. Games
1991 AL-15-1
1992 AL-13-1
1993 AL-10-3
1994 AL-6-4
1995 AL-8-1
1996 AL-5-8

Shutouts
1991 AL-3-2
1993 AL-4-1
1994 AL-2-7
1995 AL-2-3
1996 AL-1-6

Home Runs Allow.
1995 AL-25-6

Hits Allowed
1992 AL-247-4
1993 AL-261-2
1994 AL-186-3
1995 AL-211-7

SO to Walk
1990 AL-2.14-10
1991 AL-2.33-10
1992 AL-2.37-8
1994 AL-3.02-1

Earned Runs Allow.
1991 AL-96-9

Wild Pitches
1988 AL-11-8
1991 AL-10-9

Hit Batsmen
1990 AL-7-8

Batters Faced
1991 AL-1028-3
1992 AL-1079-2
1993 AL-1067-2
1994 AL-755-4
1995 AL-927-2

Adjusted ERA+
1992 AL-123-9

Salary
1994 AL-$5,300,000-6

Youngest Player
1987 AL-21-7

       

Black Ink: Pitching - 13 (163) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 85 (269) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 18.0 (346) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 36.5 (361) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 4, 1984: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 20th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed July 29, 1987.

December 14, 1994: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and Keith Heberling (minors). The New York Yankees sent Lyle Mouton (April 22, 1995) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

October 31, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

December 14, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

November 5, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

February 27, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.

October 23, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.

August 9, 1999: Released by the Anaheim Angels.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1988Chicago White Sox$62,500
1991Chicago White Sox$175,000
1992Chicago White Sox$1,600,000
1993Chicago White Sox$4,000,000
1994Chicago White Sox$5,300,000
1995New York Yankees$5,400,000
1996Cleveland Indians$4,800,000
1997Cleveland Indians$4,800,000
1998Anaheim Angels$1,500,000
1999Anaheim Angels$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$28,137,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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