How Rich Gossage's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players
Rich Gossage totaled 1,809 career Innings Pitched, well above the relief pitcher average of 288.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1976, posting 224, well above the relief pitcher average of 65.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1992 at 38, well below the relief pitcher average of 56.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 40 in 1991 to 38 in 1992 and 47 in 1993, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 38 to 224 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Rich Gossage Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Innings Pitched for Rich Gossage
| Rich Gossage
Innings Pitched | Rich Gossage
Pitched Outs |
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| Career | 1809.1 | 5428 |
| Season Avg. | 82.2 | 246.73 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 292.5 | 877.58 |
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Rich Gossage Innings Pitched Per Season
Rich Gossage's Innings Pitched for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rich Gossage Innings Pitched by Team
Rich Gossage's career Innings Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rich Gossage Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression
A running total of Rich Gossage's career Innings Pitched, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Rich Gossage Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rich Gossage's seasonal Innings Pitched alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Rich Gossage Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rich Gossage's MLB career with Innings Pitched alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
