How Sam McDowell's Strikeouts Per Game Compares to Similar Players
Sam McDowell posted a career Strikeouts Per Game of 5.77, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.84 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts Per Game season came in 1970, posting 7.79, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1975 at 2.07, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.9 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.24 in 1973 to 2.54 in 1974 and 2.07 in 1975. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts Per Game profile — ranging from 2.07 to 7.79 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Sam McDowell Lifetime Strikeouts Per Game
Stats similar to Strikeouts Per Game for Sam McDowell
| Sam McDowell
Strikeouts Per Game |
|---|
| Career | 5.77 |
| Season Avg. | 5.77 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.77 |
| More Info | See More |
Sam McDowell Strikeouts Per Game Per Season
Sam McDowell's Strikeouts Per Game 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 Game by Team
Sam McDowell's career Strikeouts Per Game totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam McDowell Strikeouts Per Game Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Sam McDowell's career Strikeouts Per Game 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 Game Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam McDowell's seasonal Strikeouts Per Game 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 Game — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam McDowell's MLB career with Strikeouts Per Game 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.
