How Sam McDowell's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players
Sam McDowell posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .273, near the starting pitcher average of .288 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1961, posting .177, well below the starting pitcher average of .273 that year. The highest point came in 1963 at .318, above the starting pitcher average of .268 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .286 in 1973 to .259 in 1974 and .316 in 1975. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 15 seasons.
Sam McDowell Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for Sam McDowell
| Sam McDowell
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.273 |
| Season Avg. | 0.273 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.273 |
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Sam McDowell Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season
Sam McDowell's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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 Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team
Sam McDowell's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam McDowell Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Sam McDowell's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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.
Sam McDowell Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam McDowell's seasonal Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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 Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam McDowell's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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.
