Jack McDowell
Jack Burns McDowell (BlackJack)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 16, 1966 in Van Nuys, CA
High School: Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, CA)
School: Stanford University
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed July 29, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1987
Final Game: August 8, 1999
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1987 CHW AL 21 P 4 4 28.0 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 2.25 1.75 .957 1.83 0.68
1988 CHW AL 22 P 26 26 158.2 33 12 16 5 1 .848 1.59 1.08 .967 1.78 0.67
1990 CHW AL 24 P 33 33 205.0 38 17 20 1 3 .974 1.62 1.12 .953 1.78 0.59
1991 CHW AL 25 P 35 35 253.2 51 19 32 0 1 1.000 1.81 1.46 .955 1.80 0.58 AS,CYA-9
1992 CHW AL 26 P 34 34 260.2 45 16 27 2 3 .956 1.48 1.26 .953 1.72 0.56 AS,CYA-2,MVP-19
1993 CHW AL 27 P 34 34 256.2 69 23 43 3 2 .957 2.31 1.94 .952 1.79 0.56 AS,CYA-1,MVP-9
1994 CHW AL 28 P 25 25 181.0 31 8 23 0 0 1.000 1.54 1.24 .955 1.72 0.52
1995 NYY AL 29 P 30 30 217.2 45 17 27 1 1 .978 1.82 1.47 .960 1.79 0.53
1996 CLE AL 30 P 30 30 192.0 48 20 27 1 0 .979 2.20 1.57 .958 1.77 0.52
1997 CLE AL 31 P 8 6 40.2 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.99 1.13 .956 1.70 0.49
1998 ANA AL 32 P 14 14 76.0 15 3 12 0 1 1.000 1.78 1.07 .953 1.78 0.50
1999 ANA AL 33 P 4 4 19.0 6 0 6 0 0 1.000 2.84 1.50 .950 1.71 0.48
12 Seasons P 277 275 1889.0 397 139 245 13 12 .967 1.83 1.39 .956 1.77 0.56
12 Seasons TOT 277 275 1889.0 397 139 245 13 12 .967 1.83 1.39 .923 1.77 0.56

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1987 CHW AL 21 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 CHW AL 22 26 0 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 CHW AL 24 33 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 CHW AL 25 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 CHW AL 26 34 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 CHW AL 27 34 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 CHW AL 28 25 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 NYY AL 29 30 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 CLE AL 30 30 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 CLE AL 31 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 ANA AL 32 14 0 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 ANA AL 33 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 277 0 277 277 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1987 CHW AL 21 106 78% 32% 4 100% 0 1 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 CHW AL 22 723 78% 34% 19 89% 0 12 1 10 15 12 1 5 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 8 100%
1990 CHW AL 24 908 73% 26% 20 90% 1 18 3 13 21 11 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 2 1 4 75%
1991 CHW AL 25 1076 74% 25% 27 100% 1 19 2 16 33 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 100%
1992 CHW AL 26 1135 77% 26% 21 95% 1 16 0 14 27 12 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 3 3 0 7 86%
1993 CHW AL 27 1111 79% 32% 35 89% 3 23 2 19 42 24 1 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 7 86%
1994 CHW AL 28 786 78% 31% 23 96% 2 8 2 6 23 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 100%
1995 NYY AL 29 971 75% 29% 27 74% 0 18 1 13 27 18 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 86%
1996 CLE AL 30 883 76% 29% 33 88% 0 19 2 14 28 24 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 86%
1997 CLE AL 31 187 70% 26% 8 88% 0 3 1 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 75%
1998 ANA AL 32 349 81% 32% 13 85% 0 3 0 1 13 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 100%
1999 ANA AL 33 93 80% 35% 5 100% 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
12 Seasons 8328 76% 29% 235 90% 8 140 14 109 246 158 11 13 1 1 11 3 12 9 10 2 59 90%
MLB Averages 76% 31% 90% 85%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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