Al Downing stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1977

Pitcher

Age 85

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Al Downing played 17 MLB seasons, 1961 to 1977.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
405
W
123
L
107
ERA
3.22
IP
2,268.1
K
1,639
BB
933
WHIP
1.27

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1961NYY5018.009.012122.11
1962NYY1000.001.0100.00
1963NYY241352.56175.2171801.10
1964NYY371383.47244.02171201.32
1965NYY3512143.40212.01791051.37
1966NYY3010113.56200.0152791.29
1967NYY3114102.63201.2171611.09
1968NYY15333.5261.140201.21
1969NYY30753.38130.285491.27
1970MIL/ATH275133.52135.179811.47
1971LAD372092.68262.1136841.25
1972LAD31992.98202.2117671.30
1973LAD30993.31193.0124681.16
1974LAD21563.6698.163451.41
1975LAD22212.8974.239281.17
1976LAD17123.8646.230181.31
1977LAD12016.7520.023161.90

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
6
W
0
L
3
ERA
5.21
IP
19.0
K
14
BB
8
WHIP
1.53

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
73
SHO
24
K/9
6.5
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1961NYY00012.00000
1962NYY0009.00000
1963NYY01048.80000
1964NYY01118.00000
1965NYY0827.60000
1966NYY0106.80000
1967NYY01047.60000
1968NYY0105.90000
1969NYY0515.90000
1970MIL/ATH0205.30000
1971LAD01254.70000
1972LAD0745.20000
1973LAD0525.80000
1974LAD0115.80000
1975LAD0004.70000
1976LAD0005.80000
1977LAD00010.30000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
85 yearsJun 28, 1941
Debut
1961

What were Al Downing's career stats?

Al Downing played 17 seasons for the Yankees and the Dodgers. He had 123 wins and 1,639 strikeouts with a 3.22 ERA over 2,268.1 innings. His best season was 1971: 20 wins, a 2.68 ERA and 136 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1961 to 1977

Al Downing finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships ×2

All-time career rank

  • 179th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,639)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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