How Sam McDowell's Wild Pitches Compares to Similar Players

Sam McDowell totaled 140 career Wild Pitches, well above the starting pitcher average of 19.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Wild Pitches season came in 1961, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.6 that year. The highest point came in 1967 at 18, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.8 that year. The Wild Pitches trended upward through the final seasons. The Wild Pitches total went from 11 in 1973 to 3 in 1974 and 1 in 1975, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Wild Pitches profile — ranging from 0 to 18 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Sam McDowell Lifetime Wild Pitches

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Sam McDowell
Wild Pitches
Career140
Season Avg.9.33
162 Game Avg.53.36
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Sam McDowell Wild Pitches Per Season

Sam McDowell's Wild Pitches 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 Wild Pitches per season line chart

Sam McDowell Wild Pitches by Team

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

Sam McDowell Cumulative Wild Pitches — Career Progression

A running total of Sam McDowell's career Wild Pitches, 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 Wild Pitches year-over-year waterfall chart

Sam McDowell Wild Pitches Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sam McDowell's seasonal Wild Pitches 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 Wild Pitches distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sam McDowell Wild Pitches — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sam McDowell's MLB career with Wild Pitches 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 Wild Pitches season-by-season breakdown table