How Al Downing's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players
Al Downing posted a career Fielding Percentage of 96.07, near the league average of 97.79 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1961, posting 100.0, near the league average of 97.49 that year. The lowest point came in 1977 at 75.0, well below the league average of 97.67 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 100.0 in 1975 to 100.0 in 1976 and 75.0 in 1977. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Fielding Percentage producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 17 seasons.
Al Downing Lifetime Fielding Percentage
Stats similar to Fielding Percentage for Al Downing
| Al Downing
Fielding Percentage |
|---|
| Career | 96.07 |
| Season Avg. | 96.07 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 96.07 |
| More Info | See More |
Al Downing Fielding Percentage Per Season
Al Downing's Fielding Percentage 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 Fielding Percentage by Team
Al Downing's career Fielding Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Al Downing Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Al Downing's career Fielding Percentage shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Al Downing Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Al Downing's seasonal Fielding Percentage 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 Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Al Downing's MLB career with Fielding Percentage 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.
