How Sam McDowell's Walks Compares to Similar Players
Sam McDowell totaled 1,312 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1961, posting 5, well below the starting pitcher average of 49.7 that year. The highest point came in 1971 at 153, well above the starting pitcher average of 47.6 that year. The Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 93 in 1973 to 41 in 1974 and 20 in 1975, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 5 to 153 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Sam McDowell Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Walks for Sam McDowell
| Sam McDowell
Walks | Sam McDowell
Intentional Walks | Sam McDowell
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 1312 | 74 | 4.74 |
| Season Avg. | 87.47 | 4.93 | 4.74 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 500.1 | 28.21 | 4.74 |
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Sam McDowell Walks Per Season
Sam McDowell's Walks 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 Walks by Team
Sam McDowell's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam McDowell Cumulative Walks — Career Progression
A running total of Sam McDowell's career Walks, 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 Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam McDowell's seasonal Walks 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 Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam McDowell's MLB career with Walks 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.
