How Sam McDowell's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Sam McDowell posted a career ERA of 3.17, below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1961, posting .000, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.99 that year. The highest point came in 1962 at 6.06, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.94 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.11 in 1973 to 4.69 in 1974 and 2.86 in 1975. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .000 to 6.06 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Sam McDowell Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Sam McDowell
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ERA | Sam McDowell
Component ERA | Sam McDowell
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| Career | 3.17 | 3.18 | 3.54 |
| Season Avg. | 3.17 | 3.18 | 3.54 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.17 | 3.18 | 3.54 |
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Sam McDowell ERA Per Season
Sam McDowell's ERA 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 ERA by Team
Sam McDowell's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam McDowell ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Sam McDowell's career ERA 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 ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam McDowell's seasonal ERA 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 ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam McDowell's MLB career with ERA 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.
