How Sam McDowell's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players
Sam McDowell posted a career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings of 8.86, well above the starting pitcher average of 5.11 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts Per 9 Innings season came in 1965, posting 10.71, well above the starting pitcher average of 5.91 that year. The lowest point came in 1974 at 6.19, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.99 that year. The Strikeouts Per 9 Innings trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 7.3 in 1973 to 6.19 in 1974 and 7.53 in 1975. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 15 seasons.
Sam McDowell Lifetime Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
Stats similar to Strikeouts Per 9 Innings for Sam McDowell
| Sam McDowell
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 8.86 |
| Season Avg. | 8.86 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 8.86 |
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Sam McDowell Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Per Season
Sam McDowell's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings by Team
Sam McDowell's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam McDowell Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Sam McDowell's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam McDowell's seasonal Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam McDowell's MLB career with Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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.
