How Sam McDowell's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players
Sam McDowell totaled 2,492 career Innings Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1970, posting 305, well above the starting pitcher average of 128.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1961 at 6, well below the starting pitcher average of 132.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 135 in 1973 to 48 in 1974 and 34 in 1975, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 6 to 305 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Sam McDowell Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Innings Pitched for Sam McDowell
| Sam McDowell
Innings Pitched | Sam McDowell
Pitched Outs |
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| Career | 2492.1 | 7477 |
| Season Avg. | 166.2 | 498.47 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 950 | 2850.06 |
| More Info | See More | See More |
Sam McDowell Innings Pitched Per Season
Sam McDowell's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched by Team
Sam McDowell's career Innings Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam McDowell Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression
A running total of Sam McDowell's career Innings Pitched, 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 Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam McDowell's seasonal Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam McDowell's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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.
