How Roger McDowell's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Roger McDowell totaled 723 career Games Pitched, well above the relief pitcher average of 188.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Pitched season came in 1986, posting 75, well above the relief pitcher average of 33.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1996 at 41, above the relief pitcher average of 36.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Games Pitched total went from 54 in 1993 to 64 in 1995 and 41 in 1996, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 11 seasons.

Roger McDowell Lifetime Games Pitched

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Roger McDowell Games Pitched Per Season

Roger McDowell's Games Pitched for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Roger McDowell Games Pitched per season line chart

Roger McDowell Games Pitched by Team

Roger McDowell's career Games Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Roger McDowell career Games Pitched by team bar chart

Roger McDowell Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Roger McDowell's career Games 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.
Roger McDowell Games Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Roger McDowell Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Roger McDowell's seasonal Games 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.
Roger McDowell Games Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Roger McDowell Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Roger McDowell's MLB career with Games 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.
Roger McDowell Games Pitched season-by-season breakdown table