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Sam McDowell
Samuel Edward Thomas McDowell (Sudden Sam)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 5", Weight 218 lb.

Debut September 15, 1961
vs. MIN 6.3 IP, 3 H, 5 SO, 5 BB, 0 ER
Final Game June 24, 1975
Born September 21, 1942 in Pittsburgh, PA

Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1961 18 CLE AL   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  0    6.3    3    0    0   0    5    5   0   0    27   0   0  0.00  3.94  inf 1.263
 1962 19 CLE AL   3   7  25  13   0   0   5  1   87.7   81   64   59   9   70   70   4   5   410   1   0  6.06  3.85   64 1.722
 1963 20 CLE AL   3   5  14  12   3   1   0  0   65.0   63   37   35   6   44   63   0   7   292   0   0  4.85  3.63   75 1.646
 1964 21 CLE AL  11   6  31  24   6   2   3  1  173.3  148   60   52   8  100  177   3  11   760   6   2  2.70  3.59  133 1.431
 1965 22 CLE AL  17  11  42  35  14   3   5  4  273.0  178   80   66   9  132  325   6  17  1116   7   0  2.18  3.49  161 1.136 MVP-17,AS
 1966 23 CLE AL   9   8  35  28   8   5   5  3  194.3  130   66   62  12  102  225   6   5   806   3   1  2.87  3.44  120 1.194 AS
 1967 24 CLE AL  13  15  37  37  10   1   0  0  236.3  201  112  101  21  123  236   7  18  1014   3   0  3.85  3.29   86 1.371
 1968 25 CLE AL  15  14  38  37  11   3   0  0  269.0  181   78   54  13  110  283  10   7  1098   9   1  1.81  2.98  165 1.082 AS
 1969 26 CLE AL  18  14  39  38  18   4   1  1  285.0  222  111   93  13  102  279   7  14  1166   9   1  2.94  3.74  127 1.137 AS
 1970 27 CLE AL  20  12  39  39  19   1   2  0  305.0  236  108   99  25  131  304   7  17  1257  10   0  2.92  3.90  134 1.203 MVP-16,CYA-3,AS
 1971 28 CLE AL  13  17  35  31   8   2   3  1  214.7  160   89   81  22  153  192   3  13   943  13   0  3.40  3.81  112 1.458 AS
 1972 29 SFG NL  10   8  28  25   4   0   1  0  164.3  155   86   79  12   86  122   6  11   718   6   0  4.33  3.53   81 1.467
 1973 30 TOT      6  10  34  18   2   1   7  3  135.7  118   70   62   8   93  110   0  11   607   2   0  4.11  3.72   91 1.555
         SFG NL   1   2  18   3   0   0   6  3   40.0   45   23   20   4   29   35   0   5   190   0   0  4.50  3.85   86 1.850
         NYY AL   5   8  16  15   2   1   1  0   95.7   73   47   42   4   64   75   0   6   417   2   0  3.95  3.67   93 1.432
 1974 31 NYY AL   1   6  13   7   0   0   3  0   48.0   42   27   25   6   41   33   0   3   224   2   0  4.69  3.55   76 1.729
 1975 32 PIT NL   2   1  14   1   0   0   4  0   34.7   30   11   11   0   20   29   0   1   149   3   2  2.86  3.52  123 1.442
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 15 Yr WL% .513 141 134 425 346 103  23  39 14 2492.3 1948  999  879 164 1312 2453  59 140 10587  74   7  3.17  3.56  112 1.308
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12  11  37  30   9   2   3  1  219.7  171   88   77  14  115  216   5  12   933   6   0  3.17  3.56  112 1.308
 Career High     20  17  42  39  19   5   7  4  305.0  236  112  101  25  153  325  10  18  1257  13   2  1.81  3.90  165 1.082
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

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

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1961 18 CLE AL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1962 19 CLE AL  25   26    1    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  13  .154  .154  .154  -15    4   1   0   0   0   0
 1963 20 CLE AL  15   19    1    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   9  .211  .250  .211   31    4   4   0   0   0   1
 1964 21 CLE AL  31   56    2    8   1  0   0    2   0  0   5  25  .143  .213  .161    7    9   3   0   0   0   0
 1965 22 CLE AL  43   95    5   12   1  0   0    4   0  0   1  35  .126  .135  .137  -22   13   5   0   0   0   0 MVP-17,AS
 1966 23 CLE AL  36   60    2   12   0  1   0    1   0  0   1  27  .200  .210  .233   28   14   3   1   0   0   0 AS
 1967 24 CLE AL  37   82    5   15   1  0   1    6   0  0   1  28  .183  .190  .232   23   19   4   1   0   0   1
 1968 25 CLE AL  38   85    5   13   0  0   0    6   0  0   3  35  .153  .189  .153    5   13   6   1   0   1   1 AS
 1969 26 CLE AL  39   92    3   16   3  0   0    6   0  1   0  31  .174  .172  .207    4   19  11   1   0   0   2 AS
 1970 27 CLE AL  40  105    5   13   0  0   1    2   0  0   2  42  .124  .140  .152  -20   16   8   0   0   0   0 MVP-16,AS
 1971 28 CLE AL  35   73    1   13   0  0   0    4   0  0   1  26  .178  .189  .178    1   13   6   0   0   0   0 AS
 1972 29 SFG NL  28   59    3    7   1  1   0    4   0  0   1  21  .119  .133  .169  -15   10   4   0   0   0   1
 1973 30 TOT     34   12    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   7  .167  .167  .167   -9    2   1   0   0   0   0
         SFG NL  18   12    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   7  .167  .167  .167   -9    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1975 32 PIT NL  14    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons     429  774   34  119   7  2   2   36   0  1  16 306  .154  .171  .176   -2  136  56   4   0   1   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        292   13   45   3  1   1   14   0  0   6 116  .154  .171  .176   -2   51  21   2   0   0   2
 Career High     43  105    5   16   3  1   1    6   0  1   5  42                          19  11   1   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1961 18 CLE AL    2    2    0   0.0   101| .000  .260| .000  .335| .000  .405| .000  .740|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1962 19 CLE AL   27   23    1   1.2   100| .154  .260| .154  .331| .154  .404| .308  .736| -15  .077  -4.2  -0.4   0%
 1963 20 CLE AL   24   20    1   1.4    95| .211  .255| .250  .322| .211  .394| .461  .716|  31  .111  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1964 21 CLE AL   64   51    2   1.1    95| .143  .254| .213  .323| .161  .395| .374  .718|   7  .073  -7.1  -0.7   0%
 1965 22 CLE AL  101   88    2   0.6    93| .126  .252| .135  .322| .137  .386| .272  .708| -22  .031 -15.6  -1.7   0%
 1966 23 CLE AL   65   52    3   1.6    90| .200  .248| .210  .315| .233  .383| .443  .698|  28  .157  -5.8  -0.6   0%
 1967 24 CLE AL   88   73    4   1.5    86| .183  .245| .190  .315| .232  .368| .422  .683|  23  .155  -8.2  -0.9   0%
 1968 25 CLE AL   96   80    3   1.0    79| .153  .237| .189  .306| .153  .351| .342  .656|   5  .093  -9.8  -1.1   0%
 1969 26 CLE AL  104   91    3   0.9    97| .174  .258| .172  .335| .207  .389| .379  .724|   4  .055 -12.2  -1.3   0%
 1970 27 CLE AL  115  100    3   0.8   101| .124  .262| .140  .337| .152  .400| .292  .738| -20  .045 -18.0  -1.9   0%
 1971 28 CLE AL   80   66    3   1.2    99| .178  .265| .189  .338| .178  .393| .367  .732|   1  .101 -10.2  -1.1   0%
 1972 29 SFG NL   64   57    1   0.5    93| .119  .259| .133  .327| .169  .382| .302  .710| -15  .020  -9.3  -1.0   0%
 1973 30 TOT      13   11    0   0.0   101| .167  .268| .167  .338| .167  .399| .334  .737|  -9  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%
         SFG NL   13   11    0   0.0   101| .167  .268| .167  .338| .167  .399| .334  .737|  -9  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1975 32 PIT NL    8    8    0   0.0    95| .000  .264| .000  .335| .000  .382| .000  .716|-100  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons      851  722   26   1.0    93| .154  .254| .171  .325| .176  .384| .347  .709|  -2  .068 -106.7 -11.4   0%

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

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1961 18 CLE AL   P    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  0.80  2.86  2.00    1    6.3
 1962 19 CLE AL   P   25      4   14    2    0  .900  .957  0.72  0.79  1.85  2.08   13   87.7
 1963 20 CLE AL   P   14      4    7    0    0 1.000  .957  0.79  0.79  1.52  1.99   12   65.0
 1964 21 CLE AL   P   31      7   20    2    1  .931  .957  0.87  0.72  1.40  1.90   24  173.3
 1965 22 CLE AL   P   42      6   46    4    0  .929  .951  1.24  0.75  1.71  2.04   35  273.0 AS
 1966 23 CLE AL   P   35     11   30    2    2  .953  .951  1.17  0.75  1.90  1.99   28  194.3 AS
 1967 24 CLE AL   P   37      9   31    5    2  .889  .957  1.08  0.74  1.52  1.96   37  236.3
 1968 25 CLE AL   P   38     10   30    4    7  .909  .957  1.05  0.73  1.34  1.89   37  269.0 AS
 1969 26 CLE AL   P   39      5   39    4    5  .917  .950  1.13  0.69  1.39  1.88   38  285.0 AS
 1970 27 CLE AL   P   39      3   35    4    1  .905  .950  0.97  0.67  1.12  1.86   39  305.0 AS
                 2B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  4.60 30.00  6.00    0    0.3 AS
                 1B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  8.10  0.00  9.00    0    0.7 AS
 1971 28 CLE AL   P   35      3   26    4    2  .879  .957  0.83  0.77  1.22  1.98   31  214.7 AS
 1972 29 SFG NL   P   28      8   21    1    0  .967  .951  1.04  0.73  1.59  1.78   25  164.3
 1973 30 TOT      P   34      7   20    0    1 1.000  .951  0.79  0.79  1.79  1.87   18  135.7
         SFG NL   P   18      3    5    0    0 1.000  .952  0.44  0.73  1.80  1.89    3   40.0
         NYY AL   P   16      4   15    0    1 1.000  .950  1.19  0.86  1.79  1.86   15   95.7
 1974 31 NYY AL   P   13      1    2    1    0  .750  .938  0.23  0.83  0.56  1.82    7   48.0
 1975 32 PIT NL   P   14      1    5    0    2 1.000  .952  0.43  0.72  1.56  1.87    1   34.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1970 27 CLE AL  1B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  8.10  0.00  9.00    0    0.7

 1970 27 CLE AL  2B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  4.60 30.00  6.00    0    0.3

 1961 18 CLE AL   P    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  0.80  2.86  2.00    1    6.3
 1962 19 CLE AL   P   25      4   14    2    0  .900  .957  0.72  0.79  1.85  2.08   13   87.7
 1963 20 CLE AL   P   14      4    7    0    0 1.000  .957  0.79  0.79  1.52  1.99   12   65.0
 1964 21 CLE AL   P   31      7   20    2    1  .931  .957  0.87  0.72  1.40  1.90   24  173.3
 1965 22 CLE AL   P   42      6   46    4    0  .929  .951  1.24  0.75  1.71  2.04   35  273.0
 1966 23 CLE AL   P   35     11   30    2    2  .953  .951  1.17  0.75  1.90  1.99   28  194.3
 1967 24 CLE AL   P   37      9   31    5    2  .889  .957  1.08  0.74  1.52  1.96   37  236.3
 1968 25 CLE AL   P   38     10   30    4    7  .909  .957  1.05  0.73  1.34  1.89   37  269.0
 1969 26 CLE AL   P   39      5   39    4    5  .917  .950  1.13  0.69  1.39  1.88   38  285.0
 1970 27 CLE AL   P   39      3   35    4    1  .905  .950  0.97  0.67  1.12  1.86   39  305.0
 1971 28 CLE AL   P   35      3   26    4    2  .879  .957  0.83  0.77  1.22  1.98   31  214.7
 1972 29 SFG NL   P   28      8   21    1    0  .967  .951  1.04  0.73  1.59  1.78   25  164.3
 1973 30 TOT      P   34      7   20    0    1 1.000  .951  0.79  0.79  1.79  1.87   18  135.7
         SFG NL   P   18      3    5    0    0 1.000  .952  0.44  0.73  1.80  1.89    3   40.0
         NYY AL   P   16      4   15    0    1 1.000  .950  1.19  0.86  1.79  1.86   15   95.7
 1974 31 NYY AL   P   13      1    2    1    0  .750  .938  0.23  0.83  0.56  1.82    7   48.0
 1975 32 PIT NL   P   14      1    5    0    2 1.000  .952  0.43  0.72  1.56  1.87    1   34.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 425     79  328   33   23  .925  .953  0.96  0.74  1.47  1.92  346 2492.3
                 2B*   1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  4.60 30.00  6.00    0    0.3
                 1B*   1      0    0    0    0              0.00  8.10  0.00  9.00    0    0.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       427     80  328   33   23  .925  .953  0.96  0.77  1.47  1.93  346   2493

An Important note about our fielding stats

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
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1965   CLE AL      0  1  0   2     3   1   1   1   2  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1966   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1968   CLE AL      0  0  0   1     1   0   0   0   3  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1969   CLE AL      0  0  0   2     0   0   0   0   4  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1970   CLE AL      0  0  0   3     1   0   0   3   3  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1971   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 4/6      0  0  1  0   8     5   1   1   4  12  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0   1.13 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1965   CLE AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1966   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1968   CLE AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1969   CLE AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1970   CLE AL       0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   1   0   0           
 1971   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 4/6      0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   1   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
1965 *
1966
1968 *
1969 *
1970 *
1971

Awards
1970-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1965-AL-17-0.02
1970-AL-16-0.07
Car-909-0.09 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1970-AL-3-0.38
Car-112-0.38 shares

Sac. Hits
1969 AL-11-4

ERA
1964 AL-2.70-7
1965 AL-2.18-1
1966 AL-2.87-8
1968 AL-1.81-2
1970 AL-2.92-5

Wins
1965 AL-17-4
1969 AL-18-8
1970 AL-20-5

Won-Loss %
1964 AL-.647-10

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1965 AL-1.136-10
1969 AL-1.137-7

Hits Allowed/9IP
1964 AL-7.68-10
1965 AL-5.87-1
1966 AL-6.02-1
1968 AL-6.06-3
1969 AL-7.01-6
1970 AL-6.96-2
1971 AL-6.71-2
Car-7.03-9

Strikeouts/9IP
1964 AL-9.19-1
1965 AL-10.71-1
1966 AL-10.42-1
1967 AL-8.99-2
1968 AL-9.47-1
1969 AL-8.81-1
1970 AL-8.97-1
1971 AL-8.05-2
1972 NL-6.68-9
Car-8.86-9

Innings
1965 AL-273.0-2
1967 AL-236.3-10
1968 AL-269.0-5
1969 AL-285.0-4
1970 AL-305.0-1

Strikeouts
1964 AL-177-8
1965 AL-325-1
1966 AL-225-1
1967 AL-236-2
1968 AL-283-1
1969 AL-279-1
1970 AL-304-1
1971 AL-192-7
Car-2453-34

Games Started
1965 AL-35-8
1967 AL-37-5
1968 AL-37-3
1969 AL-38-5
1970 AL-39-6

Comp. Games
1965 AL-14-2
1968 AL-11-9
1969 AL-18-3
1970 AL-19-2

Shutouts
1965 AL-3-6
1966 AL-5-1
1969 AL-4-4

Home Runs Allow.
1967 AL-21-6

Bases On Balls Allow.
1964 AL-100-4
1965 AL-132-1
1966 AL-102-4
1967 AL-123-1
1968 AL-110-1
1969 AL-102-6
1970 AL-131-1
1971 AL-153-1
1972 NL-86-8
Car-1312-30

Hits Allowed
1967 AL-201-9

SO to Walk
1965 AL-2.46-8
1969 AL-2.74-2
1970 AL-2.32-9

Losses
1967 AL-15-8
1968 AL-14-8
1969 AL-14-10
1971 AL-17-2

Earned Runs Allow.
1967 AL-101-1

Wild Pitches
1963 AL-7-9
1964 AL-11-5
1965 AL-17-1
1967 AL-18-1
1969 AL-14-5
1970 AL-17-1
1971 AL-13-3
1972 NL-11-3
Car-140-32

Hit Batsmen
1965 AL-6-10
1966 AL-6-6
1967 AL-7-8
1968 AL-10-6
1969 AL-7-10
1970 AL-7-9
1972 NL-6-9

Batters Faced
1965 AL-1116-2
1967 AL-1014-9
1968 AL-1098-4
1969 AL-1166-4
1970 AL-1257-1

Adjusted ERA+
1964 AL-133-7
1965 AL-161-1
1966 AL-120-8
1968 AL-165-2
1969 AL-127-8
1970 AL-134-3

Youngest Player
1961 AL-18-3

Black Ink: Pitching - 32 (47) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 112 (175) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 25.0 (201) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 90.0 (119) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions
Before 1960 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.
November 29, 1971: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the San Francisco Giants for Gaylord Perry and Frank Duffy.
June 7, 1973: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the San Francisco Giants.
December 20, 1974: Released by the New York Yankees.
April 2, 1975: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
June 26, 1975: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Uniforms
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All-Star 1965 * 1966 1968 * 1969 * 1970 * 1971	Awards 1970-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1965-AL-17-0.02 1970-AL-16-0.07 Car-909-0.09 shares	CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1970-AL-3-0.38 Car-112-0.38 shares	Sac. Hits 1969 AL-11-4	ERA 1964 AL-2.70-7 1965 AL-2.18-1 1966 AL-2.87-8 1968 AL-1.81-2 1970 AL-2.92-5
Wins 1965 AL-17-4 1969 AL-18-8 1970 AL-20-5	Won-Loss % 1964 AL-.647-10	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1965 AL-1.136-10 1969 AL-1.137-7	Hits Allowed/9IP 1964 AL-7.68-10 1965 AL-5.87-1 1966 AL-6.02-1 1968 AL-6.06-3 1969 AL-7.01-6 1970 AL-6.96-2 1971 AL-6.71-2 Car-7.03-9	Strikeouts/9IP 1964 AL-9.19-1 1965 AL-10.71-1 1966 AL-10.42-1 1967 AL-8.99-2 1968 AL-9.47-1 1969 AL-8.81-1 1970 AL-8.97-1 1971 AL-8.05-2 1972 NL-6.68-9 Car-8.86-9	Innings 1965 AL-273.0-2 1967 AL-236.3-10 1968 AL-269.0-5 1969 AL-285.0-4 1970 AL-305.0-1
Strikeouts 1964 AL-177-8 1965 AL-325-1 1966 AL-225-1 1967 AL-236-2 1968 AL-283-1 1969 AL-279-1 1970 AL-304-1 1971 AL-192-7 Car-2453-34	Games Started 1965 AL-35-8 1967 AL-37-5 1968 AL-37-3 1969 AL-38-5 1970 AL-39-6	Comp. Games 1965 AL-14-2 1968 AL-11-9 1969 AL-18-3 1970 AL-19-2	Shutouts 1965 AL-3-6 1966 AL-5-1 1969 AL-4-4	Home Runs Allow. 1967 AL-21-6	Bases On Balls Allow. 1964 AL-100-4 1965 AL-132-1 1966 AL-102-4 1967 AL-123-1 1968 AL-110-1 1969 AL-102-6 1970 AL-131-1 1971 AL-153-1 1972 NL-86-8 Car-1312-30
Hits Allowed 1967 AL-201-9	SO to Walk 1965 AL-2.46-8 1969 AL-2.74-2 1970 AL-2.32-9	Losses 1967 AL-15-8 1968 AL-14-8 1969 AL-14-10 1971 AL-17-2	Earned Runs Allow. 1967 AL-101-1	Wild Pitches 1963 AL-7-9 1964 AL-11-5 1965 AL-17-1 1967 AL-18-1 1969 AL-14-5 1970 AL-17-1 1971 AL-13-3 1972 NL-11-3 Car-140-32	Hit Batsmen 1965 AL-6-10 1966 AL-6-6 1967 AL-7-8 1968 AL-10-6 1969 AL-7-10 1970 AL-7-9 1972 NL-6-9
Batters Faced 1965 AL-1116-2 1967 AL-1014-9 1968 AL-1098-4 1969 AL-1166-4 1970 AL-1257-1	Adjusted ERA+ 1964 AL-133-7 1965 AL-161-1 1966 AL-120-8 1968 AL-165-2 1969 AL-127-8 1970 AL-134-3	Youngest Player 1961 AL-18-3