How Sam McDowell's Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players
Sam McDowell posted a career Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings of 3.61, below the starting pitcher average of 4.45 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings season came in 1961, posting .000, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.52 that year. The highest point came in 1962 at 6.57, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.45 that year. The Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.64 in 1973 to 5.06 in 1974 and 2.86 in 1975. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings profile — ranging from .000 to 6.57 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Sam McDowell Lifetime Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings
Stats similar to Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings for Sam McDowell
| Sam McDowell
Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 3.61 |
| Season Avg. | 3.61 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.61 |
| More Info | See More |
Sam McDowell Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Per Season
Sam McDowell's Runs Allowed 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 Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings by Team
Sam McDowell's career Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam McDowell Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Sam McDowell's career Runs Allowed 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 Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam McDowell's seasonal Runs Allowed 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 Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam McDowell's MLB career with Runs Allowed 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.
