How Sam McDowell's Component ERA Compares to Similar Players
Sam McDowell posted a career Component ERA of 3.18, below the starting pitcher average of 3.83 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Component ERA season came in 1961, posting 2.03, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.97 that year. The highest point came in 1962 at 5.39, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.93 that year. The Component ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.11 in 1973 to 5.24 in 1974 and 3.19 in 1975. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Component ERA profile — ranging from 2.03 to 5.39 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Sam McDowell Lifetime Component ERA
Stats similar to Component ERA for Sam McDowell
| Sam McDowell
Component ERA |
|---|
| Career | 3.18 |
| Season Avg. | 3.18 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.18 |
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Sam McDowell Component ERA Per Season
Sam McDowell's Component 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 Component ERA by Team
Sam McDowell's career Component ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam McDowell Component ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Sam McDowell's career Component 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 Component ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam McDowell's seasonal Component 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 Component ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam McDowell's MLB career with Component 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.
