How Al Downing's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Al Downing posted a career WHIP of 1.27, near the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest WHIP season came in 1962, posting .000, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.35 that year. The highest point came in 1961 at 2.11, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.36 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.17 in 1975 to 1.31 in 1976 and 1.9 in 1977. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from .000 to 2.11 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Al Downing Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Al Downing
| Al Downing
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.269 |
| Season Avg. | 1.269 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.269 |
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Al Downing WHIP Per Season
Al Downing's WHIP 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 WHIP by Team
Al Downing's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Al Downing WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Al Downing's career WHIP 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 WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Al Downing's seasonal WHIP 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 WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Al Downing's MLB career with WHIP 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.
