How Tug McGraw's Complete Games Compares to Similar Players

Tug McGraw totaled 5 career Complete Games, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Complete Games season came in 1965, posting 2, well above the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1967 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 0.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Complete Games total went from 0 in 1982 to 0 in 1983 and 0 in 1984, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Complete Games profile — ranging from 0 to 2 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Tug McGraw Lifetime Complete Games

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Tug McGraw Complete Games Per Season

Tug McGraw's Complete Games for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Tug McGraw Complete Games per season line chart

Tug McGraw Complete Games by Team

Tug McGraw's career Complete Games totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tug McGraw career Complete Games by team bar chart

Tug McGraw Cumulative Complete Games — Career Progression

A running total of Tug McGraw's career Complete Games, 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.
Tug McGraw Complete Games year-over-year waterfall chart

Tug McGraw Complete Games Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tug McGraw's seasonal Complete Games 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.
Tug McGraw Complete Games distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tug McGraw Complete Games — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tug McGraw's MLB career with Complete Games 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.
Tug McGraw Complete Games season-by-season breakdown table