How Jack McDowell's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Jack McDowell posted a career ERA of 3.85, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1987, posting 1.93, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.35 that year. The highest point came in 1999 at 8.05, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.77 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.09 in 1997 to 5.09 in 1998 and 8.05 in 1999. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.93 to 8.05 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Jack McDowell Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Jack McDowell
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Component ERA | Jack McDowell
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| Career | 3.85 | 3.71 | 3.84 |
| Season Avg. | 3.85 | 3.71 | 3.84 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.85 | 3.71 | 3.84 |
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Jack McDowell ERA Per Season
Jack McDowell's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jack McDowell ERA by Team
Jack McDowell's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jack McDowell ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jack McDowell's career ERA 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.
Jack McDowell ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jack McDowell's seasonal ERA 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.
Jack McDowell ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jack McDowell's MLB career with ERA 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.
