How Roger McDowell's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players

Roger McDowell totaled 430 career Games Finished, well above the relief pitcher average of 70.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Finished season came in 1990, posting 60, well above the relief pitcher average of 14.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1996 at 11, below the relief pitcher average of 13.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 19 in 1993 to 26 in 1995 and 11 in 1996, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 11 to 60 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Roger McDowell Lifetime Games Finished

Stats similar to Games Finished for Roger McDowell
Roger McDowell
Games Finished
Career430
Season Avg.35.83
162 Game Avg.96.35
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Roger McDowell Games Finished Per Season

Roger McDowell's Games Finished 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 Finished per season line chart

Roger McDowell Games Finished by Team

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

Roger McDowell Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression

A running total of Roger McDowell's career Games Finished, 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 Finished year-over-year waterfall chart

Roger McDowell Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Roger McDowell Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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