Sam McDowell vs. Steve Nagy — Career Comparison

Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Nagy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Sam McDowell posted a stronger line than Steve Nagy. Sam McDowell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.17 vs 6.42) and WHIP (1.338 vs 1.856). By the career numbers, Sam McDowell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Sam McDowell and Steve Nagy

Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.53
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.25
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.34
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.51
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.07
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.27
51.27
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.41
81.41
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.37
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
3.17
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
6.42
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.1
9
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
11.63
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.59
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.8
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1312
4.74
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
5.08
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.27
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
8.86
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.81
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.21
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10587
38.23
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
43.57
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
8.02
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.856
1.856
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9156
33.06
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
38.5
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57

Fielding Stats for Sam McDowell and Steve Nagy

Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.54
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7480
27
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493.1
9
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.29
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.18
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.12
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.59
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.47
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.52
92.52
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.03
81.03
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sam McDowell and Steve Nagy

Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
302.47
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
420
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
600
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
545.71
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
520
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
83.9
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
76.15
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.94
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.41
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
7.76
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.45
15.83
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
62.02
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
200
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
180
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
23.97
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
25.38
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
47.94
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.65
6.81
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
61.49
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
11.28
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
306
215.75
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
39.48
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.23
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
20
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA