Sam McDowell vs. Tony Saunders — Career Comparison

Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tony Saunders
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam McDowell and Tony Saunders 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 McDowell and 102 for Tony Saunders, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 101 and 102 respectively. If forced to pick, Tony Saunders gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Sam McDowell and Tony Saunders

Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.53
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.61
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.25
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.59
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.51
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.27
51.27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.14
35.14
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.41
81.41
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.37
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
3.17
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.56
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.2
9
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
8.93
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.59
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.86
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1312
4.74
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
5.31
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.27
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
8.86
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
7.92
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10587
38.23
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
40.15
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
5.1
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.07
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9156
33.06
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
33.69
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Sam McDowell and Tony Saunders

Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.54
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.61
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.25
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.59
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7480
27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493.1
9
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.2
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.29
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.47
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.18
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.89
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.12
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.59
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.46
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.47
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.35
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.52
92.52
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.839
0.839
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.03
81.03
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam McDowell and Tony Saunders

Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
302.47
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
885.71
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
600
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
545.71
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
83.9
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
5
71.43
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
76.15
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.94
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.41
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
7.76
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.45
15.83
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
27.03
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
23.97
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
25.38
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
47.94
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.65
6.81
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
10.17
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
11.28
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
215.75
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
271.43
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
39.48
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.23
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA