How Tug McGraw's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Tug McGraw totaled 1,514 career Innings Pitched, well above the relief pitcher average of 288.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1973, posting 118, well above the relief pitcher average of 60.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1967 at 17, well below the relief pitcher average of 63.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 39 in 1982 to 55 in 1983 and 38 in 1984, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 17 to 118 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Tug McGraw Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Tug McGraw Innings Pitched Per Season

Tug McGraw's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched per season line chart

Tug McGraw Innings Pitched by Team

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

Tug McGraw Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Tug McGraw's career Innings Pitched, 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 Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Tug McGraw Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tug McGraw's seasonal Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tug McGraw Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tug McGraw's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table