How Al Downing's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players

Al Downing posted a career Range Factor of 1.09, well below the league average of 3.1 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Range Factor season came in 1972, posting 1.9, well below the league average of 3.15 that year. The lowest point came in 1962 at .000, well below the league average of 3.16 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .955 in 1975 to .529 in 1976 and .250 in 1977. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Range Factor profile — ranging from .000 to 1.9 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Al Downing Lifetime Range Factor

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Al Downing
Range Factor
Career1.086
Season Avg.1.086
162 Game Avg.1.086
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Al Downing Range Factor Per Season

Al Downing's Range Factor 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 Range Factor per season line chart

Al Downing Range Factor by Team

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

Al Downing Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Al Downing's career Range Factor 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 Range Factor year-over-year waterfall chart

Al Downing Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Al Downing's seasonal Range Factor 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 Range Factor distribution box chart versus comparable players

Al Downing Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Al Downing's MLB career with Range Factor 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 Range Factor season-by-season breakdown table