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Al Downing 2026 Season · LAD

Career: 123-107, 3.22 ERA, 1639 K in 2268.1 IP.

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Al Downing

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+4.6Career NUT

+3.4 to Great

Career

3.22ERA1.27WHIP123W1639K2268.1IP3SV

R/L · 5' 11", 175 lb · b. Jun 28, 1941 · Trenton, NJ · Signed Undrafted FA, 1961

Player Overview

Year by Year


1961	20	NYY	—	0	1	8.00	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	47	9.0	7	8	12	1	12	2.11
1962	21	NYY	—	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
1963	22	NYY	+2.3	13	5	2.56	24	22	10	4	2	0	0	707	175.2	114	50	80	0	171	1.10
1964	23	NYY	+1.0	13	8	3.47	37	35	11	1	2	2	0	1041	244.0	201	94	120	0	217	1.32
1965	24	NYY	+0.5	12	14	3.40	35	32	8	2	2	0	0	902	212.0	185	80	105	2	179	1.37
1966	25	NYY	-0.5	10	11	3.56	30	30	1	0	0	0	0	845	200.0	178	79	79	1	152	1.29
1967	26	NYY	+1.6	14	10	2.63	31	28	10	4	2	0	0	807	201.2	158	59	61	6	171	1.09
1968	27	NYY	-0.5	3	3	3.52	15	12	1	0	1	0	0	256	61.1	54	24	20	1	40	1.21
1969	28	NYY	+0.1	7	5	3.38	30	15	5	1	5	0	0	550	130.2	117	49	49	0	85	1.27
1970	29	OAK	-0.4	3	3	3.95	10	6	1	0	0	0	0	180	41.0	39	18	22	1	26	1.49
1970	29	MIL	-0.8	2	10	3.34	17	16	1	0	1	0	0	415	94.1	79	35	59	3	53	1.46
1970	29	TOT	-1.1	5	13	3.52	27	22	2	0	1	0	0	595	135.1	118	53	81	4	79	1.47
1971	30	LAD	+0.9	20	9	2.68	37	36	12	5	0	0	0	1095	262.1	245	78	84	3	136	1.25
1972	31	LAD	+0.2	9	9	2.98	31	30	7	4	1	0	0	868	202.2	196	67	67	7	117	1.30
1973	32	LAD	+0.3	9	9	3.31	30	28	5	2	1	0	0	790	193.0	155	71	68	1	124	1.16
1974	33	LAD	-0.1	5	6	3.66	21	16	1	1	2	0	0	427	98.1	94	40	45	3	63	1.41
1975	34	LAD	-0.1	2	1	2.89	22	6	0	0	6	1	1	311	74.2	59	24	28	2	39	1.17
1976	35	LAD	+0.1	1	2	3.86	17	3	0	0	6	0	0	196	46.2	43	20	18	0	30	1.31
1977	36	LAD	—	0	1	6.75	12	1	0	0	2	0	0	99	20.0	22	15	16	0	23	1.90
Career	—	17 yrs	+4.6	123	107	3.22	405	317	73	24	37	3	3	9539	2268.1	1946	811	933	31	1639	1.27

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Downing's career NUT of +4.6

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

2.3

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NUT by Season

+2.3

+1.0

+0.5

-0.5

+1.6

-0.5

+0.1

-1.1

+0.9

+0.2

+0.3

-0.1

+0.1

Awards

1961World Series Champion*

1962World Series Champion*

1967AL All-Star

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