Brett Anderson vs. Sam McDowell — Career Comparison

Brett Anderson
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Brett Anderson a clear advantage over Sam McDowell across the core pitching metrics. Brett Anderson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 61), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 101). Sam McDowell held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 138 vs 87). Brett Anderson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brett Anderson and Sam McDowell

Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.75
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.53
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.25
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.53
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.51
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.58
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.52
47.52
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.27
51.27
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.41
81.41
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.37
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
4.07
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
3.17
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1217
9.61
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.91
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.59
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.4
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
4.74
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.27
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
6.09
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
8.86
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.16
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4828
38.1
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10587
38.23
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572
4.51
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.06
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4438
35.03
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9156
33.06
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Brett Anderson and Sam McDowell

Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.75
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.54
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.25
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7480
27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493.1
9
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.29
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.62
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.18
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.12
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.84
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.59
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.77
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.47
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.52
92.52
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.03
81.03
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brett Anderson and Sam McDowell

Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222
972.26
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
302.47
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
137
600
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
600
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
115
503.65
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
545.71
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.55
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
83.9
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.42
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
76.15
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.94
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
7.76
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
8.35
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.45
15.83
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.69
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
95.89
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
96.35
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.52
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
23.97
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.28
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
25.38
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.8
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
47.94
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.03
-8.91
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.65
6.81
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.8
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
11.28
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
271.53
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
215.75
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.55
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
39.48
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.28
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.23
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0