How Roger McDowell's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Roger McDowell totaled 1,045 career Hits, well above the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1996, posting 69, well above the relief pitcher average of 51.6 that year. The highest point came in 1985 at 108, well above the relief pitcher average of 57.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 76 in 1993 to 86 in 1995 and 69 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 below league norms across 11 seasons.
Roger McDowell Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Roger McDowell
| Roger McDowell Hits | Roger McDowell Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 1045 | 8.96 |
| Season Avg. | 87.08 | 8.96 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 234.15 | 8.96 |
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Roger McDowell Hits Per Season
Roger McDowell's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Roger McDowell's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Roger McDowell Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Roger McDowell's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Roger McDowell's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Roger McDowell's MLB career with Hits 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.