Sam Jones vs. Sam McDowell — Career Comparison

Sam Jones
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Sam Jones and Sam McDowell are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 99 for Sam Jones and 99 for Sam McDowell, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 104 and 101 respectively. If forced to pick, Sam Jones gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Sam Jones and Sam McDowell

Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.76
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.53
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.21
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.56
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.51
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.56
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.76
49.76
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.27
51.27
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.81
68.81
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.41
81.41
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.42
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.37
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
3.63
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
3.17
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5008
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1669.1
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1437
7.75
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.82
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.59
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
4.53
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
4.74
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.27
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1393
7.51
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
8.86
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.51
7.51
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.24
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.32
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7204
38.84
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10587
38.23
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.25
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
778
4.19
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6301
33.97
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9156
33.06
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Sam Jones and Sam McDowell

Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.81
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.54
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
1.22
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4874
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7480
27
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1624.2
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493.1
9
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.47
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.29
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.21
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.18
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.12
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.12
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.79
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.59
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.68
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.47
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.52
92.52
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.927
0.927
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.58
67.58
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.03
81.03
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Jones and Sam McDowell

Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
327.55
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
302.47
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
599
600
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
600
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
533
533.89
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
545.71
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
81
81.14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
83.9
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
73
73.12
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
76.15
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.01
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.94
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.01
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
7.76
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
14.94
14.97
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.45
15.83
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
91
91.15
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
95.89
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
99.17
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19.03
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
23.97
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
30.05
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
25.38
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.08
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
47.94
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.66
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.65
6.81
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.03
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.28
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
167.28
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
306
215.75
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
44.07
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
39.48
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.01
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.82
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.02
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.23
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0