How Dustin McGowan's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Dustin McGowan totaled 69 career Starts, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 2007, posting 27, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2013 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 1 in 2015 to 0 in 2016 and 0 in 2017, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 27 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Dustin McGowan Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Dustin McGowan
| Dustin McGowan
Starts | Dustin McGowan
Games Started % |
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| Career | 69 | 23.79 |
| Season Avg. | 6.9 | 23.79 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 38.54 | 23.79 |
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Dustin McGowan Starts Per Season
Dustin McGowan's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dustin McGowan Starts by Team
Dustin McGowan's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dustin McGowan Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Dustin McGowan's career Starts, 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.
Dustin McGowan Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dustin McGowan's seasonal Starts 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.
Dustin McGowan Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dustin McGowan's MLB career with Starts 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.
