How Roger McDowell's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Roger McDowell totaled 454 career Runs, well above the relief pitcher average of 145.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 1988, posting 31, well above the relief pitcher average of 25.2 that year. The highest point came in 1986 at 48, well above the relief pitcher average of 25.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 32 in 1993 to 39 in 1995 and 32 in 1996, holding steady 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.

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Roger McDowell Runs Per Season

Roger McDowell's Runs 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 Runs per season line chart

Roger McDowell Runs by Team

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

Roger McDowell Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

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

Roger McDowell Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Roger McDowell Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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