How Denny McLain's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players

Denny McLain posted a career Range Factor of 1.31, well below the league average of 3.1 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Range Factor season came in 1963, posting 2.0, well below the league average of 3.24 that year. The lowest point came in 1964 at .526, well below the league average of 3.14 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.5 in 1970 to 1.61 in 1971 and .600 in 1972. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Range Factor profile — ranging from .526 to 2.0 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Denny McLain Lifetime Range Factor

Stats similar to Range Factor for Denny McLain
Denny McLain
Range Factor
Career1.307
Season Avg.1.307
162 Game Avg.1.307
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Denny McLain Range Factor Per Season

Denny McLain's Range Factor 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.
Denny McLain Range Factor per season line chart

Denny McLain Range Factor by Team

Denny McLain's career Range Factor totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Denny McLain career Range Factor by team bar chart

Denny McLain Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Denny McLain's career Range Factor shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Denny McLain Range Factor year-over-year waterfall chart

Denny McLain Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Denny McLain's seasonal Range Factor 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.
Denny McLain Range Factor distribution box chart versus comparable players

Denny McLain Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Denny McLain's MLB career with Range Factor 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.
Denny McLain Range Factor season-by-season breakdown table