Ed Appleton vs. Sam McDowell — Career Comparison

Ed Appleton
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ed Appleton and Sam McDowell are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ed Appleton carried a career ERA of 3.25 against Sam McDowell's 3.17. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Ed Appleton and Sam McDowell — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Appleton and Sam McDowell

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.33
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.53
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.51
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.27
51.27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.08
27.08
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.41
81.41
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.37
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.25
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
3.17
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
8.84
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.59
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.08
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
4.74
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.27
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.11
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
8.86
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
39.38
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10587
38.23
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
4.66
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
34.87
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9156
33.06
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Ed Appleton and Sam McDowell

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.54
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7480
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493.1
9
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.29
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.18
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.12
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.59
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.47
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.38
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.52
92.52
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.104
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.03
81.03
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Appleton and Sam McDowell

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
496.55
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
302.47
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
600
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
579.31
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
545.71
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
83.9
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
76.15
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.94
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.41
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
7.76
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
21.93
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.45
15.83
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
23.97
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
25.38
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
47.94
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
16.63
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.65
6.81
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
11.28
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
306
215.75
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
39.48
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.23
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0