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Al Downing

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Al Downing

1961–1977 · Bats R · Throws L · 5'11", 175 lb · b. 1941 Trenton, NJ

Career 123–107 · 3.22 ERA · 1,639 SO · 2268.1 IP · 409 G · 91 H · 2 HR · 51 RBI · .127 AVG

Seasons leading his league

5

1 best in baseball 4 league only

11 Top-5 finishes

4 Title seasons

5 Categories led

1964 Best season

Spanning 1963–1972, peaking at 2 titles in 1964.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

1,156th League titles 5
1,857th Best in baseball 1
2,449th Top-5 finishes 11

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

181st Strikeouts 1,639
188th Shutouts 24
262nd Earned Run Average 3.22
291st Strikeouts / 9 6.50
319th Innings Pitched 2268.1
422nd Walks + Hits / IP 1.27
424th Wins 123
424th Pitcher Assists 368

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	1	1st	—	1964 1.000
Pitcher Assists	1	1st	—	1972 NL 54
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1971 NL 5 1963 #3
Strikeouts / 9	1	1st	—	1963 AL 8.76 1964 #2
Strikeouts	1	1st	—	1964 AL 217
Pitcher Range Factor	—	#3	—	1972 #3
Wins	—	#2	—	1971 #2

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1972	1	P A 54
1971	1	SHO 5
1964	2	SO 217 P FPCT 1.000
1963	1	K/9 8.76

Pitching

led the league 17 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1961	NYA	AL	0	1	8.00	5	1	0	9.0	7	8	0	12	12	2.11
1962	NYA	AL	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
1963	NYA	AL	13	5	2.56	24	22	0	175.2	114	50	7	80	171	1.10
1964	NYA	AL	13	8	3.47	37	35	2	244.0	201	94	18	120	217	1.32
1965	NYA	AL	12	14	3.40	35	32	0	212.0	185	80	16	105	179	1.37
1966	NYA	AL	10	11	3.56	30	30	0	200.0	178	79	23	79	152	1.29
1967	NYA	AL	14	10	2.63	31	28	0	201.2	158	59	13	61	171	1.09
1968	NYA	AL	3	3	3.52	15	12	0	61.1	54	24	7	20	40	1.21
1969	NYA	AL	7	5	3.38	30	15	0	130.2	117	49	12	49	85	1.27
1970	ML4 +1	AL	5	13	3.52	27	22	0	135.1	118	53	13	81	79	1.47
1971	LAN	NL	20	9	2.68	37	36	0	262.1	245	78	16	84	136	1.25
1972	LAN	NL	9	9	2.98	31	30	0	202.2	196	67	13	67	117	1.30
1973	LAN	NL	9	9	3.31	30	28	0	193.0	155	71	19	68	124	1.16
1974	LAN	NL	5	6	3.66	21	16	0	98.1	94	40	7	45	63	1.41
1975	LAN	NL	2	1	2.89	22	6	1	74.2	59	24	6	28	39	1.17
1976	LAN	NL	1	2	3.86	17	3	0	46.2	43	20	3	18	30	1.31
1977	LAN	NL	0	1	6.75	12	1	0	20.0	22	15	4	16	23	1.90
Career	—	—	123	107	3.22	405	317	3	2268.1	1,946	811	177	933	1,639	1.27

Batting

17 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1961	NYA	AL	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1962	NYA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1963	NYA	AL	24	58	4	6	2	0	0	2	3	31	0	.103	.148	.138	.285
1964	NYA	AL	40	85	5	15	1	1	0	7	4	33	0	.176	.213	.212	.425
1965	NYA	AL	36	74	4	8	2	0	1	7	3	30	0	.108	.143	.176	.319
1966	NYA	AL	30	70	4	7	0	1	0	7	4	30	0	.100	.149	.129	.277
1967	NYA	AL	31	66	5	8	1	0	1	2	5	29	0	.121	.183	.182	.365
1968	NYA	AL	15	17	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	10	0	.176	.222	.176	.399
1969	NYA	AL	30	44	2	6	1	0	0	5	2	17	0	.136	.174	.159	.333
1970	ML4 +1	AL	27	35	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	17	0	.114	.114	.114	.229
1971	LAN	NL	37	92	4	16	2	0	0	10	6	28	0	.174	.224	.196	.420
1972	LAN	NL	31	66	2	8	1	1	0	2	1	27	0	.121	.134	.167	.301
1973	LAN	NL	30	57	2	5	2	0	0	3	5	18	0	.088	.161	.123	.284
1974	LAN	NL	21	29	3	5	0	0	0	2	1	11	0	.172	.194	.172	.366
1975	LAN	NL	22	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	8	0	.000	.105	.000	.105
1976	LAN	NL	17	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1977	LAN	NL	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Career	—	—	409	717	36	91	12	3	2	51	37	293	0	.127	.169	.160	.330

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1961	NYA	AL	P	5	1	9.0	0	2	0	0	2	1.000	0.40
1962	NYA	AL	P	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1963	NYA	AL	P	24	22	175.2	7	18	1	1	26	.962	1.04
1964	NYA	AL	P	37	35	245.0	6	39	0	0	45	1.000	1.22
1965	NYA	AL	P	35	32	212.0	6	36	2	4	44	.955	1.20
1966	NYA	AL	P	30	30	200.0	4	16	3	2	23	.870	0.67
1967	NYA	AL	P	31	28	201.2	9	27	1	2	37	.973	1.16
1968	NYA	AL	P	15	12	61.1	2	9	0	0	11	1.000	0.73
1969	NYA	AL	P	30	15	130.2	3	14	1	1	18	.944	0.57
1970	ML4	AL	P	27	22	135.0	9	30	3	2	42	.929	1.44
1971	LAN	NL	P	37	36	262.0	7	40	1	2	48	.979	1.27
1972	LAN	NL	P	31	30	203.0	5	54	1	5	60	.983	1.90
1973	LAN	NL	P	30	28	193.0	8	34	3	1	45	.933	1.40
1974	LAN	NL	P	21	16	98.1	2	20	1	2	23	.957	1.05
1975	LAN	NL	P	22	6	74.2	4	17	0	0	21	1.000	0.95
1976	LAN	NL	P	17	3	46.2	0	9	0	1	9	1.000	0.53
1977	LAN	NL	P	12	1	20.0	0	3	1	0	4	.750	0.25
Career	—	—	P	405	317	2269.0	72	368	18	23	458	.961	1.09