Al Downing vs John Montefusco

Al DowningJohn Montefusco

Al Downing and John Montefusco compared on their MLB careers: Al Downing played 17 seasons, 1961 to 1977, John Montefusco 13 seasons, 1974 to 1986. Al Downing has 123 wins to John Montefusco's 90. Al Downing won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Al Downing and John Montefusco career totals
405GP298
123W90
107L83
3.2ERA3.5
2268.1IP1652.1
1,639K1,081
933BB513
1.3WHIP1.3
3SV5

Where each stands all time

Al Downing and John Montefusco all-time places
Al DowningAll-time rankJohn Montefusco
179th (1,639)Strikeouts (pitching)—

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
  • John Montefusco: 0 championships; NL 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 John Montefusco 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.
1st1961018.001974324.81
2nd1962000.0019751592.88
3rd19631352.56197616142.84
4th19641383.4719777123.49
5th196512143.4019781193.81
6th196610113.561979383.94
7th196714102.631980484.37
8th1968333.521981233.49
9th1969753.38198210114.00
10th19705133.5219831443.31
11th19712092.681984533.58
12th1972992.9819850010.29
13th1973993.311986002.19
14th1974563.66————
15th1975212.89————
16th1976123.86————
17th1977016.75————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA