How Sam McDowell's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players
Sam McDowell posted a career Range Factor of .956, well below the league average of 3.1 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Range Factor season came in 1961, posting 2.0, well below the league average of 3.23 that year. The lowest point came in 1974 at .231, well below the league average of 3.22 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .794 in 1973 to .231 in 1974 and .429 in 1975. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Range Factor profile — ranging from .231 to 2.0 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Sam McDowell Lifetime Range Factor
Stats similar to Range Factor for Sam McDowell
| Sam McDowell
Range Factor |
|---|
| Career | 0.956 |
| Season Avg. | 0.956 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.956 |
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Sam McDowell Range Factor Per Season
Sam McDowell's Range Factor 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 Range Factor by Team
Sam McDowell's career Range Factor totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam McDowell Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Sam McDowell's career Range Factor 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 Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam McDowell's seasonal Range Factor 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 Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam McDowell's MLB career with Range Factor 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.
