How Al Downing's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Al Downing totaled 37 career Walks, well below the league average of 182.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Walks season came in 1971, posting 6, well below the league average of 19.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1961 at 0, well below the league average of 20.7 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 2 in 1975 to 0 in 1976 and 0 in 1977, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 0 to 6 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Al Downing Walks Per Season

Al Downing's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Al Downing Walks per season line chart

Al Downing Walks by Team

Al Downing's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Al Downing career Walks by team bar chart

Al Downing Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Al Downing's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Al Downing Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Al Downing Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Al Downing's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Al Downing Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Al Downing Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Al Downing's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Al Downing Walks season-by-season breakdown table