Al Downing
1961–1977 · bats R / throws L · ALS, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Athletics
409G
.127AVG
.169OBP
.160SLG
More career statistics
91H
2HR
51RBI
0SB
123–107W–L
2,268.1IP
1,639K
3.22ERA
317GS
3SV
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 293 | 292 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 9,539 | 9,537 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 6,805 | 6,808 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 409 | 809 | 717 | 36 | 91 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 37 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 115 | .127 | .169 | .160 | .329 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,268.3 | 405 | 317 | 73 | 123 | 107 | 3 | 1,946 | 938 | 811 | 177 | 933 | 1,639 | 0 | 0 | 3.22 | 1.269 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1964-08-28 to 1964-09-15
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 14 strikeouts | 1963-07-06 | 1 in 1,810 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1963-07-21 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1963-07-02 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 201 | 376 | 46 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 134 | .139 | .157 | .179 |
| Away | 208 | 433 | 45 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 158 | .116 | .159 | .145 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 41 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 21 | .175 | .250 | .193 |
| May | 70 | 115 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 40 | .196 | .200 | .235 |
| June | 71 | 130 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 49 | .111 | .138 | .179 |
| July | 75 | 160 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 56 | .105 | .113 | .140 |
| August | 80 | 184 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 63 | .081 | .141 | .099 |
| September | 69 | 147 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 61 | .143 | .163 | .165 |
| October | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 29 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | .176 | .179 | .255 |
| detroit-tigers | 28 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 21 | .140 | .190 | .280 |
| chicago-white-sox | 27 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 25 | .074 | .177 | .093 |
| baltimore-orioles | 27 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | .073 | .130 | .073 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 26 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 | .137 | .143 | .157 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 21 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .125 | .140 | .146 |
| cincinnati-reds | 21 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .219 | .216 | .281 |
| houston-astros | 21 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .038 | .097 | .038 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  New York Yankees | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 9 | 12 |
| 1962 | New York Yankees | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 1963 | New York Yankees | 24 | 58 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .103 | 175 | 171 |
| 1964 | New York Yankees | 40 | 85 | 15 | – | 7 | – | .176 | 245 | 217 |
| 1965 | New York Yankees | 36 | 74 | 8 | 1 | 7 | – | .108 | 212 | 179 |
| 1966 | New York Yankees | 30 | 70 | 7 | – | 7 | – | .100 | 200 | 152 |
| 1967 | New York Yankees | 31 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 2 | – | .121 | 201 | 171 |
| 1968 | New York Yankees | 15 | 17 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .176 | 61 | 40 |
| 1969 | New York Yankees | 30 | 44 | 6 | – | 5 | – | .136 | 130 | 85 |
| 1970 | Milwaukee Brewers, Athletics | 27 | 35 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .114 | 135 | 79 |
| 1971 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 37 | 92 | 16 | – | 10 | – | .174 | 262 | 136 |
| 1972 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 31 | 66 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .121 | 202 | 117 |
| 1973 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 30 | 57 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .088 | 193 | 124 |
| 1974 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 21 | 29 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .172 | 98 | 63 |
| 1975 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 22 | 16 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | 74 | 39 |
| 1976 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 17 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 46 | 30 |
| 1977 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 20 | 23 |