Al Downing vs Gary Peters

Al DowningGary Peters

Al Downing and Gary Peters compared on their MLB careers: Al Downing played 17 seasons, 1961 to 1977, Gary Peters 14 seasons, 1959 to 1972. Al Downing has 123 wins to Gary Peters's 124. Al Downing won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Al Downing and Gary Peters career totals
405GP359
123W124
107L103
3.2ERA3.3
2268.1IP2,081
1,639K1,420
933BB706
1.3WHIP1.3
3SV5

Where each stands all time

Al Downing and Gary Peters all-time places
Al DowningAll-time rankGary Peters
179th (1,639)Strikeouts (pitching)269th (1,420)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Al Downing: 2 championships; none on file
  • Gary Peters: 0 championships; AL Rookie of the Year

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Al Downing and Gary Peters season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1961018.001959000.00
2nd1962000.001960002.70
3rd19631352.561961001.74
4th19641383.471962015.68
5th196512143.4019631982.33
6th196610113.5619642082.50
7th196714102.63196510123.62
8th1968333.52196612101.98
9th1969753.38196716112.28
10th19705133.5219684133.76
11th19712092.68196910154.53
12th1972992.98197016114.06
13th1973993.31197114114.37
14th1974563.661972334.32
15th1975212.89————
16th1976123.86————
17th1977016.75————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA