Art Mahaffey vs. Sam McDowell — Career Comparison

Art Mahaffey
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Sam McDowell a clear advantage over Art Mahaffey across the core pitching metrics. Sam McDowell led in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 79), strikeout rate (K%+ 138 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 90). Art Mahaffey held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 94 vs 61). Sam McDowell was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Art Mahaffey and Sam McDowell

Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.67
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.53
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.33
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.25
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.53
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.51
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.97
47.97
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.27
51.27
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.41
81.41
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.37
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
4.17
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
3.17
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2997
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
999
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
959
8.64
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
1.13
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.59
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.32
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
4.74
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.21
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.27
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
5.76
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
8.86
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.33
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4252
38.31
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10587
38.23
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
4.57
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3845
34.64
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9156
33.06
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Art Mahaffey and Sam McDowell

Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.67
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.54
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.33
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.25
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2997
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7480
27
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
999
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493.1
9
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.5
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.29
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.05
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.18
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.12
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.59
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.59
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.55
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.47
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.52
92.52
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.03
81.03
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Art Mahaffey and Sam McDowell

Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
310
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
302.47
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
360
600
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
600
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
313
521.67
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
545.71
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
42
70
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
83.9
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
31
51.67
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
76.15
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.67
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.94
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.67
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.41
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.41
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
18.33
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.76
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
17.23
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.45
15.83
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
100
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
52
86.67
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
95.89
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
28.33
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
23.97
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
31.67
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
25.38
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
55
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
47.94
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
3.12
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.65
6.81
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.33
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.33
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
11.28
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
181.67
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
306
215.75
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
60
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
39.48
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.67
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.67
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.23
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0