| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Championship (Scotland) | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.5 |
| 2007/2008 | Premiership | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009/2010 | Championship (Scotland) | 26 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/2011 | Premiership | 8 | 330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010/2011 | Championship (Scotland) | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/2012 | Premiership | 28 | 1665 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012/2013 | Premiership | 20 | 1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | Super League (China) | 28 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/2015 | Premiership | 12 | 1043 | 1 | 0 | 0.09 | — |
| 2014 | Super League (China) | 17 | 1350 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | — |
| 2015/2016 | Premiership | 22 | 1980 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | — |
| 2016 | Super League (China) | 24 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | Super League (China) | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/2018 | League One (England) | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017/2018 | UAE Pro League | 10 | 880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/2019 | Premiership | 15 | 1350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/2019 | League One (England) | 23 | 1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019/2020 | A-League Men | 28 | 2550 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 7.06 |
| 2020/2021 | A-League Men | 22 | 1894 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 7.2 |
| 2022/2023 | Premiership | 28 | 2429 | 1 | 2 | 0.11 | 7.03 |
| 2023/2024 | Premiership | 29 | 2459 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 7.1 |
| 2024/2025 | Championship (Scotland) | 31 | 2739 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 6.84 |
| 2025/2026 | Premiership | 23 | 1860 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 6.62 |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-08-22
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtic | 21 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
 Kilmarnock | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Aberdeen | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
 Motherwell | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ross County | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 Rangers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Hibernian | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Dundee United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 St. Mirren | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 St. Johnstone | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
 Inverness CT | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hearts | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
 Dundee | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Hamilton Academical | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Partick Thistle | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Livingston | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dunfermline Athletic | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Falkirk | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Ayr United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Greenock Morton | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player stats against each opponent national team
Ryan McGowan closed the 2025/2026 Premiership with 1 assist, without scoring, over 23 appearances (1,860 minutes) — 0.05 goal involvements per 90. His average match rating for that season computes to 6.62.
No season rated higher than 2020/2021 (7.2, A-League Men); none lower than 2025/2026 (6.62). Averaged over his last two rated seasons, he sits 0.37 below his earlier career level.
