How Rich Gossage's Win Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Rich Gossage posted a career Win Percentage of 53.68, near the relief pitcher average of 49.61 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Win Percentage season came in 1972, posting 87.5, well above the relief pitcher average of 47.88 that year. The lowest point came in 1973 at .000, well below the relief pitcher average of 51.04 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 66.67 in 1991 to .000 in 1992 and 44.44 in 1993. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Win Percentage profile — ranging from .000 to 87.5 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Rich Gossage Lifetime Win Percentage

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Rich Gossage
Win Percentage
Career53.68
Season Avg.53.68
162 Game Avg.53.68
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Rich Gossage Win Percentage Per Season

Rich Gossage's Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage per season line chart

Rich Gossage Win Percentage by Team

Rich Gossage's career Win Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rich Gossage career Win Percentage by team bar chart

Rich Gossage Win Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Rich Gossage's career Win Percentage shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Rich Gossage Win Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Rich Gossage Win Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rich Gossage's seasonal Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rich Gossage Win Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rich Gossage's MLB career with Win Percentage 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.
Rich Gossage Win Percentage season-by-season breakdown table