Sam McDowell vs. Dick Stigman — Career Comparison

Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Stigman
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Sam McDowell and Dick Stigman 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 99 for Dick Stigman, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 101 and 96 respectively. If forced to pick, Sam McDowell gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Sam McDowell and Dick Stigman

Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.53
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.29
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.16
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.51
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.45
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.53
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.27
51.27
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.41
81.41
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.64
50.64
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.37
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
3.17
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
4.03
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2768
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
922.2
9
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819
7.99
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.59
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.3
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
4.74
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
3.96
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.27
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.21
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
8.86
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
7.36
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.258
1.258
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.47
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.21
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10587
38.23
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3930
38.33
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.52
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
4.31
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9156
33.06
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3516
34.3
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Sam McDowell and Dick Stigman

Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.54
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.29
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.16
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7480
27
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2768
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493.1
9
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
922.2
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.29
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.18
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.84
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.12
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.59
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.17
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.47
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.1
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.52
92.52
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.17
94.17
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.481
0.481
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.03
81.03
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.64
50.64
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam McDowell and Dick Stigman

Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
302.47
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
456.31
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
600
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
545.71
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282
547.57
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
83.9
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
76.15
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
27
52.43
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.94
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
7.76
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.45
15.83
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
5.58
10.84
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
95.89
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
37
71.84
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
95.89
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
49
95.15
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
23.97
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.24
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
25.38
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
47.94
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
48.54
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.65
6.81
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.11
-6.04
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
11.28
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.18
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
215.75
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
271.84
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
39.48
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.48
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.23
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA