How Sam McDowell's Chances Accepted Compares to Similar Players

Sam McDowell totaled 408 career Chances Accepted, well below the league average of 1,085.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Chances Accepted season came in 1965, posting 52, well below the league average of 176.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1961 at 2, well below the league average of 175.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Chances Accepted total went from 27 in 1973 to 3 in 1974 and 6 in 1975, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Chances Accepted profile — ranging from 2 to 52 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Sam McDowell Lifetime Chances Accepted

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Sam McDowell
Chances Accepted
Career408
Season Avg.27.2
162 Game Avg.154.79
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Sam McDowell Chances Accepted Per Season

Sam McDowell's Chances Accepted 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 Chances Accepted per season line chart

Sam McDowell Chances Accepted by Team

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

Sam McDowell Cumulative Chances Accepted — Career Progression

A running total of Sam McDowell's career Chances Accepted, 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 Chances Accepted year-over-year waterfall chart

Sam McDowell Chances Accepted Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sam McDowell's seasonal Chances Accepted 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 Chances Accepted distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sam McDowell Chances Accepted — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sam McDowell's MLB career with Chances Accepted 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 Chances Accepted season-by-season breakdown table