How Sam McDowell's Pitched At Bats Compares to Similar Players

Sam McDowell totaled 9,156 career Pitched At Bats, well above the starting pitcher average of 2,963.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Pitched At Bats season came in 1970, posting 1,107, well above the starting pitcher average of 487.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1961 at 22, well below the starting pitcher average of 515.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Pitched At Bats total went from 503 in 1973 to 178 in 1974 and 124 in 1975, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Pitched At Bats profile — ranging from 22 to 1,107 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Sam McDowell Lifetime Pitched At Bats

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Sam McDowell
Pitched At Bats
Career9156
Season Avg.610.4
162 Game Avg.3490.05
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Sam McDowell Pitched At Bats Per Season

Sam McDowell's Pitched At Bats 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 Pitched At Bats per season line chart

Sam McDowell Pitched At Bats by Team

Sam McDowell's career Pitched At Bats totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam McDowell career Pitched At Bats by team bar chart

Sam McDowell Cumulative Pitched At Bats — Career Progression

A running total of Sam McDowell's career Pitched At Bats, 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 Pitched At Bats year-over-year waterfall chart

Sam McDowell Pitched At Bats Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sam McDowell's seasonal Pitched At Bats 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 Pitched At Bats distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sam McDowell Pitched At Bats — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sam McDowell's MLB career with Pitched At Bats 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.
Sam McDowell Pitched At Bats season-by-season breakdown table