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Lindy McDaniel played 21 major-league seasons (1955-1975) as a P (987). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 20 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 20 | SLN | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .400 | 10 |
| 1956 | 21 | SLN | 39 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .219 | .586 | 61 |
| 1957 | 22 | SLN | 31 | 74 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .257 | .622 | 70 |
| 1958 | 23 | SLN | 26 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .067 | .133 | -63 |
| 1959 | 24 | SLN | 62 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .034 | .159 | -53 |
| 1960 | 25 | SLN | 65 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .231 | .528 | 50 |
| 1961 | 26 | SLN | 55 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .235 | .471 | 30 |
| 1962 | 27 | SLN | 55 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .095 | .269 | -23 |
| 1963 | 28 | CHN | 57 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .091 | .318 | -8 |
| 1964 | 29 | CHN | 63 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .125 | .250 | -27 |
| 1965 | 30 | CHN | 71 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .111 | -64 |
| 1966 | 31 | SFN | 64 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .091 | .182 | -47 |
| 1967 | 32 | SFN | 41 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .091 | .182 | -46 |
| 1968 | 33 | NYA | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 1968 | 33 | SFN | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 1969 | 34 | NYA | 51 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .000 | .111 | -66 |
| 1970 | 35 | NYA | 62 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .167 | .375 | 7 |
| 1971 | 36 | NYA | 44 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .222 | -34 |
| 1972 | 37 | NYA | 37 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | 1.000 | 202 |
| 1973 | 38 | NYA | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 20 | SLN | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 4.74 | 85 |
| 1956 | 21 | SLN | 39 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 116.1 | 59 | 42 | 3.40 | 111 |
| 1957 | 22 | SLN | 30 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 191 | 75 | 53 | 3.49 | 111 |
| 1958 | 23 | SLN | 26 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 108.2 | 47 | 31 | 5.80 | 68 |
| 1959 | 24 | SLN | 62 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 132 | 86 | 41 | 3.82 | 103 |
| 1960 | 25 | SLN | 65 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 116.1 | 105 | 24 | 2.09 | 180 |
| 1961 | 26 | SLN | 55 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 94.1 | 65 | 31 | 4.87 | 83 |
| 1962 | 27 | SLN | 55 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 107 | 79 | 29 | 4.12 | 96 |
| 1963 | 28 | CHN | 57 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 88 | 75 | 27 | 2.86 | 115 |
| 1964 | 29 | CHN | 63 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 95 | 71 | 23 | 3.88 | 91 |
| 1965 | 30 | CHN | 71 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 128.2 | 92 | 47 | 2.59 | 137 |
| 1966 | 31 | SFN | 64 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 121.2 | 93 | 35 | 2.66 | 135 |
| 1967 | 32 | SFN | 41 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 72.2 | 48 | 24 | 3.72 | 91 |
| 1968 | 33 | NYA | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 51.1 | 43 | 12 | 1.75 | 170 |
| 1968 | 33 | SFN | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 9 | 5 | 7.45 | 40 |
| 1969 | 34 | NYA | 51 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 83.2 | 60 | 23 | 3.55 | 102 |
| 1970 | 35 | NYA | 62 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 111.2 | 81 | 23 | 2.01 | 184 |
| 1971 | 36 | NYA | 44 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 69.2 | 39 | 24 | 5.04 | 69 |
| 1972 | 37 | NYA | 37 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 47 | 25 | 2.25 | 136 |
| 1973 | 38 | NYA | 47 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 160.1 | 93 | 49 | 2.86 | 133 |
| 1974 | 39 | KCA | 38 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 106.2 | 47 | 24 | 3.46 | 105 |
| 1975 | 40 | KCA | 40 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 40 | 24 | 4.15 | 91 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | P | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | P | 39 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 1957 | P | 30 | 26 | 12 | 33 | 1 | 3 |
| 1958 | P | 26 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 3 |
| 1959 | P | 62 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 3 |
| 1960 | P | 65 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 1961 | P | 55 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 1962 | P | 55 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| 1963 | P | 57 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | P | 63 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | P | 71 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 1966 | P | 64 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | P | 41 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 1968 | P | 36 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | P | 51 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970 | P | 62 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
| 1971 | P | 44 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | P | 37 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| 1973 | P | 47 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 7 |
| 1974 | P | 38 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | P | 40 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (3 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 1970, 1960.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Cy Young Award | ML | 4 | 1 / 16 | 1 |
| 1960 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 5 | 95 / 336 | 0 |
| 1970 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 21 | 8 / 336 | 0 |
Lindy McDaniel ranks on 2 all-time single-season position leaderboards (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #106 | closers | 1960 | 180 ERA+ |
| #137 | relief pitchers | 1960 | 180 ERA+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.