How Roger McDowell's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Roger McDowell posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .263, near the relief pitcher average of .255 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1986, posting .228, below the relief pitcher average of .256 that year. The highest point came in 1992 at .306, well above the relief pitcher average of .254 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .288 in 1993 to .277 in 1995 and .296 in 1996. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 11 seasons.

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Roger McDowell Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Roger McDowell's Opposing Batting Average 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.
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Roger McDowell Opposing Batting Average by Team

Roger McDowell's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Roger McDowell Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Roger McDowell's career Opposing Batting Average 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.
Roger McDowell Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Roger McDowell Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Roger McDowell's seasonal Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Roger McDowell Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Roger McDowell's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table