P Joe McDowell #16
Baltimore Clippers FABL
Age: 42 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P JOE MCDOWELL #16 - AGE: 42 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
33 33 11-16 0 3.93 208.1 208 13 58 89 1.28 3.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/02/1974 BOS Win, 5-1 X 6.1 3 0 0 1 3 Win
09/27/1974 @ NYG Loss, 0-6 X 5.1 9 6 6 2 3 Loss
09/22/1974 ATL Loss, 5-10 X 7.0 7 4 4 0 4 Loss
09/17/1974 NYG Loss, 5-7 X 5.0 9 7 4 3 3 Loss
09/11/1974 @ BOS Win, 4-1 X 8.0 3 1 1 1 3 Win
09/06/1974 PHI Loss, 0-2 X 6.0 6 2 2 1 1 Loss
09/01/1974 @ LAF Loss, 3-9 X 3.2 10 6 4 2 3 Loss
08/27/1974 @ DET Win, 10-5 X 5.0 7 4 1 1 1 Win
08/21/1974 DET Win, 5-4 X 7.0 4 2 2 3 4 Win
08/16/1974 LAF Win, 7-3 X 9.0 4 3 3 0 3 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/10/1932
Born in:Great Falls, MT
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$80,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:17 Years, 32 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:17 Years, 163 Days
Pro Service:21 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1953, 5th Pick in Round 4
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 33 33 11 16 0 3.93 208.1 208 106 91 13 58 89 1 3.0 0 19 57.6
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.62 8.99 3.84 2.51 3.57 1.28 95 3.3 .278        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 293 79 18 2 7 36 20 23 2 9 1 .270 .316 .416 .733      
vs. RHB 504 129 29 6 6 70 38 66 4 11 2 .256 .308 .373 .681      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 4 4 1 1 0 3.16 25.2 25 9 9 1 9 14  
May 5 5 1 2 0 1.62 33.1 26 6 6 2 10 13  
June 6 6 2 2 0 4.87 40.2 43 23 22 4 10 16  
July 5 5 2 3 0 5.14 28.0 30 19 16 1 9 12  
August 6 6 3 3 0 3.89 39.1 37 23 17 4 10 14  
September 6 6 1 5 0 5.40 35.0 44 26 21 1 9 17  
October 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 6.1 3 0 0 0 1 3  
Spring Training 3 3 0 0 0 1.93 9.1 7 2 2 1 2 3  
Last Year 37 12 9 3 5 2.63 116.1 101 38 34 11 27 44  
2 Years Ago 46 12 7 10 0 3.62 119.1 126 52 48 11 30 49  
Career 601 512 178 232 6 4.24 3480.1 3682 1831 1640 360 923 1816  
Home 20 20 5 11 0 4.67 125.1 127 71 65 11 38 59  
Road 13 13 6 5 0 2.82 83.0 81 35 26 2 20 30  
Grass 33 33 11 16 0 3.93 208.1 208 106 91 13 58 89  
Day 11 11 3 6 0 3.80 66.1 70 30 28 2 21 33  
Night 22 22 8 10 0 3.99 142.0 138 76 63 11 37 56  
As Starter 33 33 11 16 0 3.93 208.1 208 106 91 13 58 89  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1956 Pittsburgh - FABL 24 18 0 3 2 1 6.95 44.0 55 36 34 9 25 24 0 0 1.82 .299 5.72 -0.8 56
1957 Pittsburgh - FABL 25 10 4 1 3 0 7.94 28.1 47 31 25 9 12 15 0 0 2.08 .362 6.93 -0.7 50
1958 Pittsburgh - FABL 26 29 29 9 12 0 4.52 185.1 201 101 93 15 69 111 1 1 1.46 .306 3.80 3.3 92
1959 Pittsburgh - FABL 27 31 31 9 12 0 4.62 192.2 207 114 99 26 58 112 2 1 1.38 .287 4.45 1.9 90
1960 Pittsburgh - FABL 28 33 33 10 15 0 4.68 179.0 181 99 93 13 61 94 0 0 1.35 .288 3.84 3.1 88
1961 Pittsburgh - FABL 29 33 33 15 7 0 4.29 199.1 228 105 95 21 60 90 2 1 1.44 .302 4.12 2.5 95
1962 Minneapolis - FABL 30 31 31 6 18 0 6.78 170.0 240 144 128 30 59 89 2 1 1.76 .347 5.47 0.6 68
1963 Minneapolis - FABL 31 31 31 8 18 0 4.87 181.0 200 103 98 26 49 94 1 1 1.38 .287 4.73 1.2 86
1964 Cleveland - FABL 32 31 29 8 14 0 4.60 186.0 199 103 95 22 38 96 2 0 1.27 .285 4.03 1.8 82
1965 Cleveland - FABL 33 32 32 10 15 0 4.69 226.2 265 127 118 22 42 138 5 1 1.35 .318 3.50 3.9 81
1966 Cleveland - FABL 34 35 35 15 12 0 3.39 257.1 249 117 97 25 43 130 9 2 1.13 .266 3.56 3.9 108
1967 Cleveland - FABL 35 36 36 14 16 0 3.59 263.1 252 114 105 25 54 155 7 2 1.16 .272 3.41 3.4 93
1968 Cleveland - FABL 36 35 35 9 17 0 2.82 255.1 236 94 80 16 63 131 9 1 1.17 .266 3.06 3.2 107
1969 Cleveland - FABL 37 36 36 15 17 0 3.46 254.2 242 117 98 22 63 129 3 0 1.20 .265 3.47 3.8 104
1970 Cleveland - FABL 38 35 35 10 14 0 4.41 239.0 250 129 117 27 57 152 3 0 1.28 .296 3.98 3.4 93
1971 Cleveland - FABL 39 29 25 9 11 0 4.75 174.1 195 101 92 17 55 74 3 1 1.43 .296 3.93 1.2 74
1972 Cleveland - FABL 40 46 12 7 10 0 3.62 119.1 126 52 48 11 30 49 0 0 1.31 .285 3.86 0.3 94
1973 Kansas City - FABL 41 37 12 9 3 5 2.63 116.1 101 38 34 11 27 44 1 0 1.10 .236 3.83 1.0 145
1974 Baltimore - FABL 42 33 33 11 16 0 3.93 208.1 208 106 91 13 58 89 1 0 1.28 .278 3.57 3.3 95
Total FABL 601 512 178 232 6 4.24 3480.1 3682 1831 1640 360 923 1816 51 12 1.32 .288 3.91 40.4 90
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1953 Jackson - R 21 9 5 1 2 2 1.81 49.2 41 10 10 1 23 35 2 1 1.29 .270 2.74 1.4 207
1953 Spokane - A 21 6 6 2 3 0 3.35 45.2 43 18 17 4 5 32 0 0 1.05 .277 2.86 0.8 96
1953 Gary - A 21 1 1 1 0 0 3.60 5.0 6 2 2 0 2 6 0 0 1.60 .500 2.42 0.2 125
1954 Spokane - A 22 11 11 6 4 0 2.49 86.2 77 26 24 6 5 68 2 0 0.95 .276 2.59 2.3 138
1954 Gary - A 22 13 13 5 2 0 3.95 73.0 69 35 32 2 43 47 0 0 1.53 .286 3.59 1.7 115
1955 Birmingham - AA 23 6 6 5 1 0 1.37 52.2 36 8 8 3 11 33 5 1 0.89 .209 3.47 1.7 381
1955 St. Paul - AAA 23 26 26 14 6 0 3.08 184.0 140 71 63 13 64 103 3 0 1.11 .231 3.68 3.7 134
1956 St. Paul - AAA 24 19 19 5 9 0 3.30 139.0 118 60 51 6 35 63 4 1 1.10 .252 3.16 4.1 130
1957 St. Paul - AAA 25 22 22 7 8 0 3.73 142.1 133 64 59 9 50 81 0 0 1.29 .277 3.57 2.8 107
1959 St. Paul - AAA 27 1 1 1 0 0 3.18 5.2 6 2 2 1 4 3 0 0 1.76 .263 5.65 -0.1 116
Total DIX 6 6 5 1 0 1.37 52.2 36 8 8 3 11 33 5 1 0.89 .209 3.47 380.6
Total GWL 68 68 27 23 0 3.34 471.0 397 197 175 29 153 250 7 1 1.17 .252 3.52 123.3
Total HL 14 14 6 2 0 3.92 78.0 75 37 34 2 45 53 0 0 1.54 .297 3.51 115.1
Total COW 17 17 8 7 0 2.79 132.1 120 44 41 10 10 100 2 0 0.98 .276 2.68 120.3
Total GSL 9 5 1 2 2 1.81 49.2 41 10 10 1 23 35 2 1 1.29 .270 2.74 207.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1953 Gary - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 -0.1 .982
1953 Spokane - A P 6 6 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 45.2 1.18 -0.1 .998
1953 Jackson - R P 9 5 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 49.2 0.91 +0.2 1.524
1954 Gary - A P 13 13 6 5 0 11 0 1.000 73.0 1.36 -1.0 1.165
1954 Spokane - A P 11 11 4 5 0 9 0 1.000 86.2 0.93 -0.8 .842
1955 St. Paul - AAA P 26 26 6 16 1 23 1 .957 184.0 1.08 -0.9 .987
1955 Birmingham - AA P 6 6 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 52.2 1.03 -0.3 1.011
1956 Pittsburgh - MLB P 18 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 44.0 1.23 +0.1 1.973
1956 St. Paul - AAA P 19 19 9 9 0 22 4 .818 139.0 1.17 -2.3 .729
1957 Pittsburgh - MLB P 9 4 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 28.1 1.27 +0.3 1.467
1957 St. Paul - AAA P 22 22 10 20 0 30 0 1.000 142.1 1.90 -0.7 1.019
1958 Pittsburgh - MLB P 29 29 11 23 1 35 1 .971 185.1 1.65 -0.9 .936
1959 Pittsburgh - MLB P 31 31 14 11 0 28 3 .893 192.2 1.17 -1.5 .777
1959 St. Paul - AAA P 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.2 3.18 +0.0 1.009
1960 Pittsburgh - MLB P 33 33 9 10 1 21 2 .905 179.0 0.96 +1.4 1.173
1961 Pittsburgh - MLB P 33 33 10 17 1 29 2 .931 199.1 1.22 -0.3 .774
1962 Minneapolis - MLB P 31 31 10 17 2 29 2 .931 170.0 1.43 -0.2 1.126
1963 Minneapolis - MLB P 31 31 9 14 1 27 4 .852 181.0 1.14 -2.6 .920
1964 Cleveland - MLB P 31 29 13 20 1 33 0 1.000 186.0 1.60 +0.1 1.018
1965 Cleveland - MLB P 32 32 12 21 1 34 1 .971 226.2 1.31 -1.8 .823
1966 Cleveland - MLB P 35 35 14 30 1 49 5 .898 257.1 1.54 -0.5 .910
1967 Cleveland - MLB P 36 36 20 26 4 48 2 .958 263.1 1.57 +2.2 1.078
1968 Cleveland - MLB P 35 35 10 24 1 37 3 .919 255.1 1.20 -0.4 .978
1969 Cleveland - MLB P 36 36 15 20 2 36 1 .972 254.2 1.24 +3.0 1.105
1970 Cleveland - MLB P 35 35 6 20 2 26 0 1.000 239.0 0.98 +1.6 .994
1971 Cleveland - MLB P 29 25 9 19 3 29 1 .966 174.1 1.45 +2.0 1.044
1972 Cleveland - MLB P 46 12 6 6 1 13 1 .923 119.1 0.91 +0.2 .770
1973 Kansas City - MLB P 37 12 8 12 3 20 0 1.000 116.1 1.55 +2.2 1.068
1974 Baltimore - MLB P 33 33 11 26 1 43 6 .860 208.1 1.60 -1.9 .825
TOTAL P 714 622 235 388 27 662 39 .941 4264.0 1.31 -3.4 .965
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1953 Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft out of college (Ferguson; Greenville, NC) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 4, Pick 5, 53rd overall pick).
08/13/1953 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Biloxi Billies with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/06/1954 Injured (forearm soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/08/1954 Injured (fractured finger),out for 6 weeks.
04/19/1955 Outstandingly completed training to work on his bunting at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
08/18/1955 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Atlanta Peaches with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
04/09/1956 Injured (hand contusion),out for 4 days.
05/14/1956 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Columbus Titans with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/21/1956 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
07/18/1957 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/10/1958 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/17/1959 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/03/1961 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Pittsburgh Miners by the Minneapolis Millers. (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick).
06/04/1962 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
05/25/1963 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/23/1963 Was traded by the Minneapolis Millers to the Cleveland Foresters in exchange for 2B Fred Ross.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 3; Control: 4.
06/20/1965 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/01/1966 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/10/1966 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Francisco Sailors with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/14/1966 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/15/1967 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Dallas Wranglers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/06/1967 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the San Francisco Sailors with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/01/1968 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the San Francisco Sailors with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
03/21/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
04/29/1969 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
03/21/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
09/09/1970 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
04/08/1971 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/15/1971 Injured (foot contusion),out for 2 weeks.
07/06/1971 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Arrows with 10 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/20/1971 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days.
03/22/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
04/12/1973 Released by the Cleveland Foresters.
04/20/1973 Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Clippers organization.
04/21/1973 Released by the Baltimore Clippers.
05/01/1973 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Mavericks organization.
10/29/1973 Was traded by the Kansas City Mavericks to the Baltimore Clippers in exchange for 2B Harry Wilson.
10/02/1974 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1960 33 1
1961 33 1
1966 35 6
1967 36 1
1968 35 5
1969 36 1
1970 35 3
Year W Rank
1961 15 6
1969 15 10
Year L Rank
1960 15 2
1962 18 2
1963 18 3
1964 14 7
1965 15 5
1967 16 4
1968 17 3
1969 17 5
1970 14 9
1974 16 1
Year Win. % Rank
1961 .682 6
Year HLD Rank
1972 7 7
Year IP Rank
1966 257.1 3
1967 263.1 4
1968 255.1 5
1969 254.2 8
1970 239.0 9
Year BF Rank
1965 983 9
1966 1061 2
1967 1082 3
1968 1050 5
1969 1061 6
Year HRA Rank
1959 26 6
1961 21 10
1962 30 3
1963 26 7
1965 22 10
1966 25 4
1967 25 3
1968 16 9
1970 27 8
Year K Rank
1967 155 10
Year WP Rank
1959 6 10
1963 9 8
1968 10 8
1971 9 7
Year K/BB Rank
1959 1.93 7
1965 3.29 3
1966 3.02 3
1967 2.87 6
1970 2.67 5
Year RA/9 Rank
1966 10.39 9
Year HR/9 Rank
1960 0.65 6
Year BB/9 Rank
1959 2.71 7
1960 3.07 10
1961 2.71 5
1963 2.44 7
1964 1.84 5
1965 1.67 3
1966 1.50 2
1967 1.85 4
1969 2.23 8
1970 2.15 5
1974 2.51 9
Year K/9 Rank
1958 5.39 10
Year QS Rank
1966 24 6
1969 24 7
Year QSP Rank
1966 .686 10
Year CG Rank
1965 5 5
1966 9 2
1967 7 3
1968 9 2
Year CGP Rank
1965 .156 7
1966 .257 2
1967 .194 3
1968 .257 2
Year SHO Rank
1958 1 4
1961 1 10
1965 1 6
1966 2 3
1967 2 2
Year GB% Rank
1961 0.53 5
1962 0.54 4
1963 0.58 2
1964 0.58 3
1968 0.57 4
1971 0.60 1
1974 0.54 8
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