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Al
Downing		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 197
 
Born: June 28, 1941 in Usa, NJ, TRENTON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 20 SDP NL $ 300,000 8 6 5 6 5 4 4 8 8 8
1962 21 WOR AL   8 7 6 6 5 4 4 8 7 7
1963 22 WOR AL   8 7 6 6 5 4 4 8 7 7
1964 23 WOR AL $ 300,000 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 8 8 8
1965 24 TAM AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 7 6 6
1966 25 TAM AL   8 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 5 5
1967 26 TAM AL   7 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6
1968 27 TAM AL   7 6 5 6 5 4 4 6 6 6
1969 28 TAM AL   7 6 5 6 5 4 4 5 5 5
1970 29 TAM AL   6 6 5 6 5 4 4 5 5 5
1971 30 TAM AL   6 7 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 5
1972 31 TAM AL   6 6 5 6 5 4 4 5 5 5
1973 32 TAM AL   5 7 6 6 4 3 4 5 4 4
1974 33 TAM AL   4 6 5 6 4 3 3 5 4 4
1975 34 TAM AL   4 6 5 5 4 3 3 5 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 6 5 5 4 3 3 5 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 8 8 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 20 SDP NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 21 WOR AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 22 WOR AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 23 WOR AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 24 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 25 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 26 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 27 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 28 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 29 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 30 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 31 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 32 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 33 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 34 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1961 20 SDP NL 4 2 .667 7 7 1 0 0 51.0 55 27 7 30 36 4.76 .284 .378 .433 .811 2.0
    AAA   11 8 .579 30 30 2 1 0 216.3 163 45 14 86 211 1.87 .205 .283 .296 .579  
1962 21 AAA   6 3 .667 12 12 0 0 0 77.3 69 37 6 31 85 4.31 .235 .308 .361 .668  
1963 22 AAA   12 11 .522 29 29 0 0 0 197.7 187 78 15 88 218 3.55 .246 .325 .352 .676  
1964 23 WOR AL 4 4 .500 11 11 1 0 0 83.0 59 23 5 38 63 2.49 .195 .284 .281 .564 8.5
    AAA   7 7 .500 18 18 1 1 0 128.0 107 38 9 52 119 2.67 .224 .300 .328 .628  
1965 24 KCR AL 2 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 1 8.0 8 2 0 3 5 2.25 .276 .344 .345 .689 1.6
    AAA   2 12 .143 33 18 1 0 2 130.3 122 61 19 61 127 4.21 .244 .326 .406 .732  
1966 25 AAA   10 10 .500 27 27 0 0 0 173.7 163 66 16 84 178 3.42 .243 .327 .359 .686  
1967 26 AAA   11 9 .550 28 28 2 1 0 182.0 168 77 19 89 179 3.81 .237 .322 .356 .678  
1968 27 AAA   4 4 .500 29 1 0 0 4 47.7 45 25 5 29 53 4.72 .249 .352 .354 .706  
    AA   1 1 .500 6 6 0 0 0 41.0 31 11 0 20 53 2.41 .203 .295 .248 .543  
    A   5 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 44.7 33 13 4 13 57 2.62 .201 .260 .305 .565  
1969 28 AAA   2 4 .333 17 6 1 0 0 53.7 68 32 2 26 43 5.37 .304 .376 .379 .755  
    AA   6 2 .750 12 12 0 0 0 85.7 78 29 8 31 105 3.05 .239 .304 .367 .671  
1970 29 AA   11 6 .647 25 25 2 2 0 176.3 147 54 9 68 198 2.76 .221 .293 .301 .594  
1971 30 AA   14 10 .583 30 30 1 0 0 215.0 180 75 17 80 236 3.14 .224 .294 .333 .627  
1972 31 AAA   8 3 .727 17 17 1 1 0 118.0 116 47 10 50 89 3.58 .258 .332 .373 .705  
    AA   8 2 .800 12 12 1 0 0 85.7 89 33 7 31 100 3.47 .263 .325 .361 .686  
1973 32 AAA   5 9 .357 25 25 0 0 0 99.3 112 71 21 40 80 6.43 .281 .347 .497 .845  
1974 33 AAA   3 1 .750 55 0 0 0 5 44.3 56 34 9 29 33 6.90 .318 .415 .523 .937  
    AA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000  
1975 34 AA   5 2 .714 19 0 0 0 1 17.3 17 6 1 8 14 3.12 .262 .342 .354 .696  
3 Years Sim 10 6 .625 25 18 2 0 1 142.0 122 52 12 71 104 3.30 .232 .322 .340 .663 12.0
12 Years AAA 81 81 .500 320 211 8 4 11 1468.3 1376 611 145 665 1415 3.75 .244 .324 .367 .691  
7 Years AA 45 23 .662 105 85 4 2 1 622.3 542 208 42 238 708 3.01 .230 .301 .327 .628  
1 Years A 5 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 44.7 33 13 4 13 57 2.62 .201 .260 .305 .565  
20 Years Minors 131 104 .557 431 302 12 6 12 2135.3 1951 832 191 916 2180 3.51 .239 .316 .354 .670  
Season Average 3 2 .600 8 6 0 0 0 47.3 40 17 4 23 34 3.30 .232 .322 .340 .663  
Career Highs 4 4 1.000 11 11 1 0 1 83.0 59 27 7 38 63 4.76 .284 .378 .433 .811  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   91 46 12 45 64   .249 .331 .388 .719
vs LH   31 6 0 26 40   .194 .306 .231 .538
Home 4 3 .571 10 10 1 0 0 76.3 69 29 5 38 56 3.42 .244 .333 .332 .665
Away 6 3 .667 15 8 1 0 1 65.7 53 23 7 33 48 3.15 .218 .312 .350 .661
Mar/Apr 2 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 1 8.0 8 2 0 3 5 2.25 .276 .344 .345 .689
July 1 2 .333 5 5 1 0 0 38.0 29 11 3 17 23 2.61 .201 .286 .292 .577
August 3 2 .600 6 6 0 0 0 45.0 30 12 2 21 40 2.40 .189 .283 .270 .554
Sep/Oct 4 2 .667 7 7 1 0 0 51.0 55 27 7 30 36 4.76 .284 .379 .433 .812
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1961 20 SDP NL 7 17 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .059 .059 .118 .176 -0.7 0.0
1962 21 AAA   4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4  
1964 23 WOR AL 11 26 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .077 .077 .077 .154 -1.8 0.0
    AAA   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
2 Years Sim 18 43 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .070 .070 .093 .163 -2.5 0.0
2 Years AAA 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3  
162 Game Average 387 0 27 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 .070 .070 .093 .163 -22.2  
Career Highs 11 26 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .077 .077 .118 .176 -0.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .045 .045 .045 .091 -1.5
vs LH   21 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .095 .095 .143 .238 -0.6
Home 10 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.0
Away 8 22 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .136 .136 .182 .318 -0.1
RISP   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Close/Late   6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
July 5 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.6
August 6 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.7
Sep/Oct 7 17 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .059 .059 .118 .176 -0.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1961 20 SDP NL P 7 7 51.0 3 7 0 2 1.000 1.76    
1964 23 WOR AL P 11 11 83.0 7 16 1 2 .958 2.49    
1965 24 KCR AL P 7 0 8.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.25    
Career Totals   25 18 142.0 11 24 1 4 .972 2.22    
Career Highs   11 11 83.0 7 16 1 2 1.000 2.49    
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by San Diego in 1961
Had first career hit (double) on 9/1/1961, off Johnny Antonelli (NYG)
Earned first career win on 9/6/1961
Injured on 8/25/1963 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days
Traded from Kansas City to Tampa Bay on 5/1/1965 (Going to KCR: P Ralph Lumenti, SS Wayne Causey, 2B Fred Valentine. Going to TAM: P Al Downing, 2B Dalton Jones, 1B Tommy Mccraw)
Injured on 4/19/1966 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week
Injured on 4/20/1967 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/22/1969 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 8/1/1970 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
4/2/1971: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Injured on 7/14/1971 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
 
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