Lindy McDaniel

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1955-1975)

W–L 141–119
ERA 3.45
WHIP 1.27
SO 1,361
Pitcher PIV 27833.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 195 lb
Born
12/13/1935 in Hollis, OK, USA
Died
11/14/2020 in Carrollton, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1955-09-02
Last Game
1975-09-27
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Lyndall Dale McDaniel

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
141 119 987 74 18 2 172 2139.3 2,099 821 172 623 1,361 3.45 27833.5

Career ERA 3.45 vs. league average 3.65 across their career seasons — 5.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1955 SLN NL 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 19.0 22 10 7 7 4.74 4.00 (-18%) -700.5
1956 SLN NL 7 6 39 7 1 0 0 116.3 121 44 42 59 3.40 3.96 (+14%) 2218.8
1957 SLN NL 15 9 30 26 10 1 0 191.0 196 74 53 75 3.49 3.83 (+9%) 1976.0
1958 SLN NL 5 7 26 17 2 1 0 108.7 139 70 31 47 5.80 3.86 (-50%) -1887.0
1959 SLN NL 14 12 62 7 1 0 15 132.0 144 56 41 86 3.82 3.90 (+2%) 2125.2
1960 SLN NL 12 4 65 2 1 0 26 116.3 85 27 24 105 2.09 3.82 (+45%) 4641.2
1961 SLN NL 10 6 55 0 0 0 9 94.3 117 51 31 65 4.87 4.03 (-21%) 637.3
1962 SLN NL 3 10 55 2 0 0 14 107.0 96 49 29 79 4.12 3.96 (-4%) 1409.7
1963 CHN NL 13 7 57 0 0 0 22 88.0 82 28 27 75 2.86 3.46 (+17%) 973.1
1964 CHN NL 1 7 63 0 0 0 15 95.0 104 41 23 71 3.88 3.58 (-8%) 2821.1
1965 CHN NL 5 6 71 0 0 0 2 128.7 115 37 47 92 2.59 3.50 (+26%) 341.4
1966 SFN NL 10 5 64 0 0 0 6 121.7 103 36 35 93 2.66 3.52 (+24%) 3421.8
1967 SFN NL 2 6 41 3 0 0 3 72.7 69 30 24 48 3.72 3.30 (-12%) 216.9
1968 SFN NL 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 19.3 30 16 5 9 7.45 2.98 (-150%) -286.5
1968 NYA AL 4 1 24 0 0 0 10 51.3 30 10 12 43 1.75 2.98 (+41%) 319.4
1969 NYA AL 5 6 51 0 0 0 5 83.7 84 33 23 60 3.55 3.61 (+2%) 2324.1
1970 NYA AL 9 5 62 0 0 0 29 111.7 88 25 23 81 2.01 3.89 (+48%) 3613.7
1971 NYA AL 5 10 44 0 0 0 4 69.7 82 39 24 39 5.04 3.47 (-45%) -1977.7
1972 NYA AL 3 1 37 0 0 0 0 68.0 54 17 25 47 2.25 3.26 (+31%) 654.5
1973 NYA AL 12 6 47 3 1 0 10 160.3 148 51 49 93 2.86 3.75 (+24%) 2124.1
1974 KCA AL 1 4 38 5 2 0 1 106.7 109 41 24 47 3.46 3.63 (+5%) 1428.3
1975 KCA AL 5 1 40 0 0 0 1 78.0 81 36 24 40 4.15 3.71 (-12%) 1438.8
Career · 22 seasons 141 119 987 74 18 2 172 2,139.1 2,099 821 623 1,361 3.45 — 27,834

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
988 378 19 56 11 0 3 17 0 8 159 .148 .168 .201 .369 -174

Career AVG .148 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 41.2% below league average.

Career OBP .168 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 47.4% below league average.

Career SLG .201 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 46.6% below league average.

Career OPS .369 vs. league average .696 across their career seasons — 47.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1955 SLN NL 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 — — — — 0.0
1956 SLN NL 39 32 1 7 4 0 0 2 0 1 10 .219 — — — — 0.0
1957 SLN NL 31 74 7 19 5 0 1 5 0 0 24 .257 .257 (avg) .323 (-21%) .391 (-7%) .715 (-13%) -174.4
1958 SLN NL 26 30 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 14 .067 — — — — 0.0
1959 SLN NL 62 29 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 .034 — — — — 0.0
1960 SLN NL 65 26 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 .231 — — — — 0.0
1961 SLN NL 55 17 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .235 — — — — 0.0
1962 SLN NL 55 21 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 11 .095 — — — — 0.0
1963 CHN NL 57 22 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 8 .091 — — — — 0.0
1964 CHN NL 63 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .125 — — — — 0.0
1965 CHN NL 71 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
1966 SFN NL 64 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .091 — — — — 0.0
1967 SFN NL 41 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .091 — — — — 0.0
1968 SFN NL 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1968 NYA AL 24 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .000 — — — — 0.0
1969 NYA AL 51 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 — — — — 0.0
1970 NYA AL 62 24 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 .167 — — — — 0.0
1971 NYA AL 44 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 — — — — 0.0
1972 NYA AL 37 7 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 .286 — — — — 0.0
1973 NYA AL 47 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1974 KCA AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 KCA AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 22 seasons 988 378 19 56 11 0 3 17 0 8 159 .148 — — — — -174

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home476160102815.175
Away512218928212.128

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home475984.29674062746393.71
Away5121155.111324153497233.23

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1975-09-27 KCRTEX — 2.1100010
1975-09-26 KCRTEX — 1.0100000
1975-09-25 KCRMIN — 1.0000010
1975-09-24 KCRMIN — 0.0000100
1975-09-08 KCROAK — 1.1322021
1975-09-07 KCRLAA — 1.1333000
1975-09-06 KCRLAA W 1.0000000
1975-09-01 KCRCHW — 2.0331210
1975-08-22 KCRCLE — 1.2100010
1975-08-21 KCRCLE — 0.2211100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 987 74 127 447 22 28

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1955 SLN P 4 2 3 3 0 0
1956 SLN P 39 7 9 24 3 0
1957 SLN P 30 26 12 33 1 3
1958 SLN P 26 17 4 26 1 3
1959 SLN P 62 7 7 31 3 3
1960 SLN P 65 2 5 21 0 2
1961 SLN P 55 0 5 22 0 1
1962 SLN P 55 2 10 25 1 2
1963 CHN P 57 0 3 16 1 0
1964 CHN P 63 0 3 18 1 1
1965 CHN P 71 0 5 30 0 1
1966 SFN P 64 0 8 24 0 0
1967 SFN P 41 3 5 19 0 1
1968 SFN P 12 0 0 6 1 0
1968 NYA P 24 0 10 14 0 0
1969 NYA P 51 0 3 21 2 0
1970 NYA P 62 0 7 19 3 2
1971 NYA P 44 0 2 14 0 0
1972 NYA P 37 0 5 14 1 2
1973 NYA P 47 3 9 35 1 7
1974 KCA P 38 5 8 21 1 0
1975 KCA P 40 0 4 11 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 987

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1963 TSN Fireman of the Year
1960 TSN Fireman of the Year

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1970 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 8.0 336 0
1960 Cy Young Award ML 3rd 1.0 16 1
1960 Most Valuable Player NL 5th 95.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Lindy McDaniel (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Stu Miller
    105-103, 3.24 ERA
  2. 93
    Dave Giusti
    100-93, 3.60 ERA
  3. 91
    Gene Garber
    96-113, 3.34 ERA
  4. 90
    Tug McGraw
    96-92, 3.14 ERA
  5. 88
    Ron Reed
    146-140, 3.46 ERA
  6. 88
    Turk Farrell
    106-111, 3.45 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lindy McDaniel

What years did Lindy McDaniel play?
Lindy McDaniel played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1975.
Was Lindy McDaniel a pitcher?
Yes. Lindy McDaniel pitched in the major leagues, recording 141 wins and 1361 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lindy McDaniel hit?
Lindy McDaniel hit 3 career home runs with 56 hits.