How Al Downing's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Al Downing totaled 6,807 career Played Outs, near the league average of 6,515.6 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Played Outs season came in 1971, posting 786, well below the league average of 1,116.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1962 at 3, well below the league average of 1,142.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 224 in 1975 to 140 in 1976 and 60 in 1977, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 3 to 786 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Al Downing Lifetime Played Outs

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Al Downing Played Outs Per Season

Al Downing's Played Outs 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 Played Outs per season line chart

Al Downing Played Outs by Team

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

Al Downing Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Al Downing's career Played Outs, 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 Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Al Downing Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Al Downing's seasonal Played Outs 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 Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Al Downing Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Al Downing's MLB career with Played Outs 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 Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table