How Tug McGraw's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players

Tug McGraw totaled 541 career Games Finished, well above the relief pitcher average of 70.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Finished season came in 1980, posting 48, well above the relief pitcher average of 17.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1966 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 15.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 25 in 1982 to 9 in 1983 and 11 in 1984, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 0 to 48 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Tug McGraw Lifetime Games Finished

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Tug McGraw Games Finished Per Season

Tug McGraw's Games Finished 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 Games Finished per season line chart

Tug McGraw Games Finished by Team

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

Tug McGraw Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression

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

Tug McGraw Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Tug McGraw Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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