Roger McDowell
[edit] Biography
Born on December 21, 1960 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Roger McDowell (Roger Alan McDowell) played for the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 12 year career. McDowell broke into the bigs on April 11, 1985 with the New York Mets, and put up a 2.83 ERA in 127.1 innings pitched in 1985, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Roger McDowell's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1986, when he posted a 3.02 ERA, won 14 games, notched 22 saves and struck out 65 batters. However, others believe that it was 1989, when he posted a 1.96 ERA and notched 23 saves.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1985
| NY
| N
| 62
| 2
| 6
| 5
| 2.83
| 70
| 43
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 127.1
| 108
| 9
| 37
| 8
| 6
| 1
|
| 1986
| NY
| N
| 75
| 0
| 14
| 9
| 3.02
| 65
| 48
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 128
| 107
| 4
| 42
| 5
| 3
| 3
|
| 1987
| NY
| N
| 56
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 4.16
| 32
| 41
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 88.2
| 95
| 7
| 28
| 4
| 3
| 2
|
| 1988
| NY
| N
| 62
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 2.63
| 46
| 31
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 89
| 80
| 1
| 31
| 7
| 6
| 3
|
| 1989
| PHI
| N
| 44
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 1.11
| 32
| 15
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 56.2
| 45
| 2
| 22
| 5
| 0
| 1
|
| 1989
| NY
| N
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 3.31
| 15
| 21
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 35.1
| 34
| 1
| 16
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| 69
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 1.96
| 47
| 36
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 92
| 79
| 3
| 38
| 8
| 3
| 3
|
| 1990
| PHI
| N
| 72
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 3.86
| 39
| 41
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 86.1
| 92
| 2
| 35
| 9
| 1
| 2
|
| 1991
| PHI
| N
| 38
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 3.20
| 28
| 28
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 59
| 61
| 1
| 32
| 12
| 1
| 2
|
| 1991
| LA
| N
| 33
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 2.55
| 22
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 42.1
| 39
| 3
| 16
| 8
| 1
| 0
|
| 1991
| TOT
| N
| 71
| 0
| 9
| 9
| 2.93
| 50
| 40
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 101.1
| 100
| 4
| 48
| 20
| 2
| 2
|
| 1992
| LA
| N
| 65
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 4.09
| 50
| 46
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 83.2
| 103
| 3
| 42
| 13
| 4
| 1
|
| 1993
| LA
| N
| 54
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 2.25
| 27
| 32
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 68
| 76
| 2
| 30
| 10
| 5
| 2
|
| 1994
| LA
| N
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5.23
| 29
| 25
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 41.1
| 50
| 3
| 22
| 6
| 3
| 1
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| 64
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 4.02
| 49
| 39
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 85
| 86
| 5
| 34
| 7
| 1
| 6
|
| 1996
| BAL
| A
| 41
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4.25
| 20
| 32
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 59.1
| 69
| 7
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 618
| 2
| 62
| 65
| 3.17
| 455
| 383
| 319
| 0
| 0
| 151
| 905.2
| 890
| 38
| 353
| 90
| 36
| 20
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 105
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 4.12
| 69
| 71
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 144.1
| 155
| 12
| 57
| 8
| 1
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 723
| 2
| 70
| 70
| 3.30
| 524
| 454
| 385
| 0
| 0
| 159
| 1050
| 1045
| 50
| 410
| 98
| 37
| 28
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1985
| NY
| N
| P
| 62
| 2
| 127.1
| 17
| 27
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 6
| 4
| .917
|
| 1986
| NY
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| NY
| N
| P
| 75
| 0
| 128
| 17
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| NY
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| NY
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| NY
| N
| P
| 56
| 0
| 88.2
| 10
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| NY
| N
| P
| 62
| 0
| 89
| 11
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| .968
|
| 1989
| PHI
| N
| P
| 44
| 0
| 56.2
| 7
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| .909
|
| 1989
| NY
| N
| P
| 25
| 0
| 35.1
| 10
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .957
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| P
| 69
| 0
| 92
| 17
| 25
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| .933
|
| 1990
| PHI
| N
| P
| 72
| 0
| 86.1
| 1
| 23
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 2
| 0
| .828
|
| 1991
| PHI
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 59
| 4
| 17
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| .875
|
| 1991
| LA
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| LA
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| LA
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 42.1
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| TOT
| N
| P
| 71
| 0
| 101.1
| 8
| 25
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 4
| 0
| .917
|
| 1992
| LA
| N
| P
| 65
| 0
| 83.2
| 8
| 21
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .906
|
| 1993
| LA
| N
| P
| 54
| 0
| 68
| 11
| 24
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 3
| .921
|
| 1994
| LA
| N
| P
| 32
| 0
| 41.1
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| P
| 64
| 0
| 85
| 8
| 20
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 1
| .966
|
| 1996
| BAL
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 59.1
| 8
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1
| .958
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 2.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 723
| 2
| 1050
| 118
| 253
| 24
| 23
| 0
| 10
| 81
| 33
| 9
| .939
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 2.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1985
| NY
| N
| 62
| 19
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .158
| .200
| .211
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| NY
| N
| 75
| 18
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .278
| .316
| .278
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| NY
| N
| 56
| 13
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .231
| .286
| .308
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| NY
| N
| 63
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .333
| .333
| .667
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| PHI
| N
| 44
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| NY
| N
| 25
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| 69
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| PHI
| N
| 72
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| PHI
| N
| 38
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| LA
| N
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| TOT
| N
| 72
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| LA
| N
| 65
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| LA
| N
| 54
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| LA
| N
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| BAL
| A
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 620
| 72
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 6
| .222
| .282
| .292
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 28
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 725
| 72
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 6
| .222
| .282
| .292
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 28
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Mets in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1982 - signed June 10, 1982).
- Traded by New York Mets with Lenny Dykstra and a player to be named later to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Juan Samuel (June 18, 1989); Philadelphia Phillies received Tom Edens (July 27, 1989).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Mike Hartley and Braulio Castillo (July 31, 1991).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1992).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 5, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 11, 1994).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (April 11, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 3, 1995).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 18, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 1996).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (January 10, 1997).
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