Lindy McDaniel
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1955-1975)
Lindy McDaniel was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1975 for 5 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 21 seasons. Across 987 career appearances, he went 141-119 with a 3.45 ERA, 1,361 strikeouts, and 172 saves. He also batted .148 with 3 home runs. Lindy McDaniel was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 27833.5.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'3" / 195 lb
- 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
Season-by-Season Pitching
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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 | 116.1 | 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 | 108.2 | 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 | 116.1 | 85 | 27 | 24 | 105 | 2.09 | 3.82 (+45%) | 4641.2 |
| 1961 | SLN | NL | 10 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 94.1 | 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 | 128.2 | 115 | 37 | 47 | 92 | 2.59 | 3.50 (+26%) | 341.4 |
| 1966 | SFN | NL | 10 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 121.2 | 103 | 36 | 35 | 93 | 2.66 | 3.52 (+24%) | 3421.8 |
| 1967 | SFN | NL | 2 | 6 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72.2 | 69 | 30 | 24 | 48 | 3.72 | 3.30 (-12%) | 216.9 |
| 1968 | SFN | NL | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 7.45 | 2.98 (-150%) | -286.5 |
| 1968 | NYA | AL | 4 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 51.1 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 1.75 | 2.98 (+41%) | 319.4 |
| 1969 | NYA | AL | 5 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 83.2 | 84 | 33 | 23 | 60 | 3.55 | 3.61 (+2%) | 2324.1 |
| 1970 | NYA | AL | 9 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 111.2 | 88 | 25 | 23 | 81 | 2.01 | 3.89 (+48%) | 3613.7 |
| 1971 | NYA | AL | 5 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69.2 | 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 | 160.1 | 148 | 51 | 49 | 93 | 2.86 | 3.75 (+24%) | 2124.1 |
| 1974 | KCA | AL | 1 | 4 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106.2 | 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
View full game log (1975 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 476 | 160 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 5 | .175 |
| Away | 512 | 218 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 12 | .128 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 475 | 984.2 | 967 | 406 | 274 | 639 | 3.71 |
| Away | 512 | 1155.1 | 1132 | 415 | 349 | 723 | 3.23 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-09-27 | KCR | TEX | — | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975-09-26 | KCR | TEX | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975-09-25 | KCR | MIN | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975-09-24 | KCR | MIN | — | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975-09-08 | KCR | OAK | — | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975-09-07 | KCR | LAA | — | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975-09-06 | KCR | LAA | W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975-09-01 | KCR | CHW | — | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975-08-22 | KCR | CLE | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975-08-21 | KCR | CLE | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
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
Circle size = games played at each position.
| 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 |
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Lindy McDaniel: the record in brief
The profile opens with Lindy McDaniel's first major league game on September 2, 1955; the last one listed came on September 27, 1975. The season rows list, in order, the St. Louis Cardinals (1955 through 1962), the Chicago Cubs (1963 to 1965), the San Francisco Giants (1966 through 1968), the New York Yankees (1968 through 1973), and the Kansas City Royals (1974 to 1975). Born on December 13, 1935, in Hollis, OK, USA, McDaniel is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds. McDaniel died on November 14, 2020, in Carrollton, TX, USA. Lindy McDaniel was the playing name; the full given name is Lyndall Dale.
McDaniel pitched in 987 games, starting 74, and finished with a 141-119 record and 3.45 ERA. The totals include 1,361 strikeouts, 18 complete games, and 172 saves. The leagues McDaniel pitched in allowed 3.65 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 5.3% better than average.
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.
- What was Lindy McDaniel's career batting average?
- Lindy McDaniel batted .148 over his career, with 56 hits in 378 at bats.
- How many RBI did Lindy McDaniel have?
- Lindy McDaniel drove in 17 runs in his career.
- What was Lindy McDaniel's career ERA?
- Lindy McDaniel finished with a 3.45 career ERA, going 141-119 with 1,361 strikeouts.