How Roger McDowell's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Roger McDowell totaled 524 career Strikeouts, well above the relief pitcher average of 204.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts season came in 1985, posting 70, well above the relief pitcher average of 38.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1996 at 20, well below the relief pitcher average of 40.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 27 in 1993 to 49 in 1995 and 20 in 1996, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 20 to 70 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Roger McDowell Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Roger McDowell Strikeouts Per Season

Roger McDowell's Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts per season line chart

Roger McDowell Strikeouts by Team

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

Roger McDowell Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

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

Roger McDowell Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Roger McDowell Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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