How Sam McDowell's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Sam McDowell totaled 10,587 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1970, posting 1,257, well above the starting pitcher average of 548.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1961 at 27, well below the starting pitcher average of 567.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 607 in 1973 to 224 in 1974 and 149 in 1975, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 27 to 1,257 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Sam McDowell Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Sam McDowell
| Sam McDowell
Batters Faced | Sam McDowell
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 10587 | 38.23 |
| Season Avg. | 705.8 | 38.23 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4035.52 | 38.23 |
| More Info | See More | See More |
Sam McDowell Batters Faced Per Season
Sam McDowell's Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced by Team
Sam McDowell's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam McDowell Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Sam McDowell's career Batters Faced, 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 Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam McDowell's seasonal Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam McDowell's MLB career with Batters Faced 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.
