Jamie Arnold vs. Sam McDowell — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Sam McDowell built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam McDowell led in strikeout rate (K%+ 138 vs 46), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 94). Jamie Arnold held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 320 vs 134). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Sam McDowell.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Sam McDowell

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.53
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.51
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.27
51.27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.41
81.41
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.37
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
3.17
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.89
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.59
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1312
4.74
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
8.86
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10587
38.23
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.64
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9156
33.06
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Sam McDowell

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.54
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7480
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493.1
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.29
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.18
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.12
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.47
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.52
92.52
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.03
81.03
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Sam McDowell

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
302.47
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
545.71
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
83.9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
76.15
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.94
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
7.76
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.45
15.83
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
23.97
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
25.38
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
47.94
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.65
6.81
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.28
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
306
215.75
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
39.48
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.23
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0