P Joe McDowell #16
Minneapolis Millers FABL
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/01/1962
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P JOE MCDOWELL #16 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
31 31 6-18 0 6.78 170.0 240 30 59 89 1.76 0.7
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 2 2 2
Movement 3 3 3
Control 3 3 3
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 -
Changeup 3 -
Cutter 3 -
Screwball 2 -
Forkball 2 -
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 3
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 3
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/29/1962 @ CHI Loss, 2-12 X 2.1 8 7 7 1 1 Loss
09/24/1962 NYG Loss, 4-5 X 5.1 6 5 5 2 4 Loss
09/19/1962 BOS Loss, 2-4 X 7.0 9 1 1 3 2
09/13/1962 @ WAS Loss, 3-8 X 5.1 11 6 6 2 1 Loss
09/08/1962 PIT Loss, 4-9 X 6.0 7 5 5 5 7 Loss
09/02/1962 @ DET Loss, 0-6 X 6.1 6 4 4 2 4 Loss
08/28/1962 @ NYG Loss, 4-6 X 6.1 10 5 5 2 6 Loss
08/23/1962 STL Win, 7-5 X 6.0 10 3 3 1 4 Win
08/18/1962 @ LAF Loss, 4-7 X 6.0 9 4 4 1 2 Loss
08/13/1962 WAS Loss, 2-7 X 6.0 5 4 4 3 3 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/10/1932
Born in:Great Falls, MT
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$85,000
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 96 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 55 Days
Pro Service:9 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 1962 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 31 31 6 18 0 6.78 170.0 240 144 128 30 59 89 2 6.5 1 7 22.6
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 16.04 12.71 4.71 3.12 5.49 1.76 118 0.7 .347        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 232 81 17 1 10 53 21 36 1 0 2 .349 .406 .560 .967      
vs. RHB 487 159 15 7 20 91 38 53 5 12 2 .326 .374 .509 .883      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1962 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 2 0 2 0 14.09 7.2 14 12 12 2 3 5  
April 3 3 1 1 0 13.50 10.0 24 18 15 3 7 4  
May 6 6 1 3 0 6.75 33.1 41 29 25 8 6 12  
June 5 5 2 3 0 6.21 29.0 39 23 20 5 10 16  
July 5 5 1 3 0 5.23 31.0 36 20 18 6 12 19  
August 6 6 1 3 0 5.77 34.1 53 26 22 5 9 19  
September 6 6 0 5 0 7.79 32.1 47 28 28 3 15 19  
Spring Training 5 5 0 1 0 3.79 19.0 20 13 8 3 5 10  
Last Year 33 33 15 7 0 4.29 199.1 228 105 95 21 60 90  
2 Years Ago 33 33 10 15 0 4.68 179.0 181 99 93 13 61 94  
Career 185 161 53 69 1 5.11 998.2 1159 630 567 123 344 535  
Home 13 13 3 5 0 5.21 74.1 89 52 43 10 24 45  
Road 18 18 3 13 0 8.00 95.2 151 92 85 20 35 44  
Grass 31 31 6 18 0 6.78 170.0 240 144 128 30 59 89  
Day 9 9 1 7 0 8.93 43.1 65 45 43 6 18 25  
Night 22 22 5 11 0 6.04 126.2 175 99 85 24 41 64  
As Starter 31 31 6 18 0 6.78 170.0 240 144 128 30 59 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 -0.7 60
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 -0.6 52
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 3.8 97
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 2.3 94
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 3.5 93
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 3.0 100
1962 Minneapolis - FABL 30 31 31 6 18 0 6.78 170.0 240 144 128 30 59 89 2 1 1.76 .347 5.49 0.7 69
Total FABL 185 161 53 69 1 5.11 998.2 1159 630 567 123 344 535 7 4 1.51 .307 4.46 12.1 86
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+
1951 Total - 19 17 17 9 3 0 2.90 115.0 109 38 37 7 31 111 0 0 1.22 .308 2.87 3.4 100
1952 Total - 20 18 18 8 5 0 3.18 121.2 115 47 43 5 47 124 0 0 1.33 .310 2.90 3.5 100
1953 Total - 21 17 17 6 5 0 3.55 111.2 113 47 44 5 45 95 0 0 1.41 .308 3.32 2.6 100
1953 Jackson - C 21 9 5 1 2 2 1.81 49.2 41 10 10 1 23 35 2 1 1.29 .270 2.74 1.5 220
1953 Spokane - B 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 95
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 0.2 121
1954 Spokane - B 22 11 11 6 4 0 2.49 86.2 77 26 24 6 5 68 2 0 0.95 .276 2.59 2.2 137
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 1.7 110
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 1.6 359
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 2.90 4.5 118
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 2.77 4.2 121
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 3.13 3.2 101
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 5.73 -0.1 114
Total DIX 6 6 5 1 0 1.37 52.2 36 8 8 3 11 33 5 1 0.89 .209 3.47 358.8
Total CL 68 68 27 23 0 3.34 471.0 397 197 175 29 153 250 7 1 1.17 .252 2.96 113.1
Total HL 14 14 6 2 0 3.92 78.0 75 37 34 2 45 53 0 0 1.54 .297 3.51 111.0
Total COW 17 17 8 7 0 2.79 132.1 120 44 41 10 10 100 2 0 0.98 .276 2.68 118.9
Total GSL 9 5 1 2 2 1.81 49.2 41 10 10 1 23 35 2 1 1.29 .270 2.74 220.4
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 - B P 6 6 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 45.2 1.18 -0.1 .998
1953 Jackson - C 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 - B 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 -0.8 .980
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 .701
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 -0.6 1.026
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 1.043
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
TOTAL P 298 271 102 150 6 267 15 .944 1782.1 1.27 -7.1 .971
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!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1960 33 1
1961 33 1
Year W Rank
1961 15 6
Year L Rank
1960 15 2
Year Win. % Rank
1961 .682 6
Year HRA Rank
1959 26 6
1961 21 10
Year WP Rank
1959 6 10
Year K/BB Rank
1959 1.93 7
Year HR/9 Rank
1960 0.65 6
Year BB/9 Rank
1959 2.71 7
1960 3.07 10
1961 2.71 5
Year K/9 Rank
1958 5.39 10
Year SHO Rank
1958 1 4
1961 1 10
Year GB% Rank
1961 0.53 5
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