How Al Downing's OPS Compares to Similar Players
Al Downing posted a career OPS of .330, well below the league average of .725 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best OPS season came in 1964, posting .425, well below the league average of .692 that year. The lowest point came in 1961 at .000, well below the league average of .727 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .105 in 1975 to .000 in 1976 and .000 in 1977. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the OPS profile — ranging from .000 to .425 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Al Downing Lifetime OPS
Stats similar to OPS for Al Downing
| Al Downing
OPS |
|---|
| Career | 0.33 |
| Season Avg. | 0.33 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.33 |
| More Info | See More |
Al Downing OPS Per Season
Al Downing's OPS 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 OPS by Team
Al Downing's career OPS totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Al Downing OPS Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Al Downing's career OPS 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 OPS Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Al Downing's seasonal OPS 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 OPS — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Al Downing's MLB career with OPS 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.
