How Sam McDowell's Assists Compares to Similar Players

Sam McDowell totaled 328 career Assists, near the league average of 312.0 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Assists season came in 1965, posting 46, below the league average of 52.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1961 at 2, well below the league average of 52.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Assists total went from 20 in 1973 to 2 in 1974 and 5 in 1975, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Assists profile — ranging from 2 to 46 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Sam McDowell Lifetime Assists

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Sam McDowell
Assists
Career328
Season Avg.21.87
162 Game Avg.124.44
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Sam McDowell Assists Per Season

Sam McDowell's Assists for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Sam McDowell Assists per season line chart

Sam McDowell Assists by Team

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

Sam McDowell Cumulative Assists — Career Progression

A running total of Sam McDowell's career Assists, 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.
Sam McDowell Assists year-over-year waterfall chart

Sam McDowell Assists Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sam McDowell's seasonal Assists 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.
Sam McDowell Assists distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sam McDowell Assists — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sam McDowell's MLB career with Assists 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.
Sam McDowell Assists season-by-season breakdown table