Al Worthington played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1969, appearing in 602 games over 14 seasons. He recorded a total of 75 W and 82 L, an ERA of 3.39, 834 SO, a WHIP of 1.329, and a WAR of 17.2.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Al Worthington |
Date of Birth | February 5, 1929 |
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MLB Debut | 1953 |
๐ Career Summary
Al Worthington appeared in 602 games over 14 MLB seasons from 1953 to 1969. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 69 (MLB Rank: 1,965) |
GF | 314 (MLB Rank: 108) |
W | 75 (MLB Rank: 938) |
L | 82 (MLB Rank: 831) |
SV | 111 (MLB Rank: 144) |
ERA | 3.39 (MLB Rank: 2,222) |
IP | 1246.2 (MLB Rank: 1,016) |
SHO | 3 (MLB Rank: 1,446) |
CG | 11 (MLB Rank: 2,055) |
SO | 834 (MLB Rank: 803) |
BB | 527 (MLB Rank: 724) |
H | 1,130 (MLB Rank: 1,140) |
HR | 105 (MLB Rank: 889) |
SO9 | 6.02 (MLB Rank: 3,885) |
BB9 | 3.8 (MLB Rank: 5,706) |
H9 | 8.16 (MLB Rank: 9,515) |
HR9 | 0.76 (MLB Rank: 5,692) |
WHIP | 1.329 (MLB Rank: 8,775) |
WAR | 17.2 (MLB Rank: 724) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1969)
In his final season (1969), Al Worthington recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 19 |
W | 4 |
L | 1 |
SV | 3 |
ERA | 4.57 |
IP | 61 |
SO | 51 |
BB | 20 |
H | 65 |
HR | 7 |
SO9 | 7.52 |
BB9 | 2.95 |
H9 | 9.59 |
HR9 | 1.03 |
WHIP | 1.393 |
WAR | โ0.2 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1958, 11 W
- Most SO: 1956, 95 SO
- Most IP: 1956, 165.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1966, 2.6 WAR
- Best ERA: 1965, 2.13 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
Al Worthington appeared in 3 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 1.76, pitched 5.1 IP, struck out 3 batters, with 0 W and 0 L.
Al Worthington Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1953 | 4 | 8 | 3.44 | 0.333 | 0 | 52 | 102 | 1.2 | 1.539 | 6 | 103 | 54 | 55 | 39 | 126 | 3.99 | 4.6 | 0.96 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 4.8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 461 |
1954 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 119 | 4.01 | 4 | 0.53 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 82 |
1956 | 7 | 14 | 3.97 | 0.333 | 0 | 95 | 165.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 20 | 158 | 74 | 82 | 73 | 95 | 4.21 | 5.2 | 1.28 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 713 |
1957 | 8 | 11 | 4.22 | 0.421 | 4 | 90 | 157.2 | 2.1 | 1.243 | 19 | 140 | 56 | 75 | 74 | 93 | 4.04 | 5.1 | 1.61 | 12 | 55 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1.1 | 8 | 3.2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 662 |
1958 | 11 | 7 | 3.63 | 0.611 | 6 | 76 | 151.1 | 1.6 | 1.381 | 17 | 152 | 57 | 72 | 61 | 106 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 1.33 | 12 | 54 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3.4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 666 |
1959 | 2 | 3 | 3.68 | 0.4 | 3 | 45 | 73.1 | 0.7 | 1.432 | 8 | 68 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 103 | 4.45 | 5.5 | 1.22 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 323 |
1960 | 1 | 2 | 6.35 | 0.333 | 0 | 8 | 17 | -0.4 | 2.059 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 65 | 5 | 4.2 | 0.53 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.6 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 86 |
1963 | 4 | 4 | 2.99 | 0.5 | 10 | 55 | 81.1 | 0.7 | 1.303 | 6 | 75 | 31 | 34 | 27 | 112 | 3.34 | 6.1 | 1.77 | 0 | 50 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 345 |
1964 | 6 | 6 | 2.16 | 0.5 | 14 | 65 | 79.1 | 1.7 | 1.147 | 4 | 61 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 168 | 2.79 | 7.4 | 2.17 | 0 | 47 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 333 |
1965 | 10 | 7 | 2.13 | 0.588 | 21 | 59 | 80.1 | 1.6 | 1.22 | 4 | 57 | 41 | 25 | 19 | 168 | 3.34 | 6.6 | 1.44 | 0 | 62 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 333 |
1966 | 6 | 3 | 2.46 | 0.667 | 16 | 93 | 91.1 | 2.6 | 1.018 | 6 | 66 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 147 | 2.29 | 9.2 | 3.44 | 0 | 65 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 364 |
1967 | 8 | 9 | 2.84 | 0.471 | 16 | 80 | 92 | 1.9 | 1.25 | 6 | 77 | 38 | 36 | 29 | 124 | 2.92 | 7.8 | 2.11 | 0 | 59 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 383 |
1968 | 4 | 5 | 2.71 | 0.444 | 18 | 57 | 76.1 | 1.6 | 1.297 | 1 | 67 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 116 | 2.32 | 6.7 | 1.78 | 0 | 54 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 323 |
1969 | 4 | 1 | 4.57 | 0.8 | 3 | 51 | 61 | -0.2 | 1.393 | 7 | 65 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 81 | 3.31 | 7.5 | 2.55 | 0 | 46 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 257 |