Al Worthington

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: February 5, 1929 in Birmingham, AL us

High School: Phillips HS (Phillips, AL)

Schools: Samford University (Birmingham, AL), University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Debut: July 6, 1953 (Age 24-151d, 8,630th in MLB history)
vs. PHI 9.0 IP, 2 H, 6 SO, 4 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: October 2, 1969 (Age 40-239d)
vs. CHW 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Allan Fulton Worthington

Nicknames: Red

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.3

W

L

ERA

3.39

G

602

GS

SV

111

IP

1246.2

SO

834

WHIP

1.329

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1951	22	CHC-min	AA	7	10	.412	4.57	23	21					124.0	79	120	63		83									1.306	5.7		6.0			NVL SOUA
1952	23	SFG-min	AA	13	13	.500	3.54	41	30					221.0	194	105	87		140									1.511	7.9		5.7			NVL SOUA
1953	24	SFG-min	AAA	9	5	.643	2.90	17	15		9	0		118.0	114	46	38	4	50		74	0	1	5				1.390	8.7	0.3	3.8	5.6	1.48	MNE AA
1953	24	NYG	NL	4	8	.333	3.44	20	17	2	5	2	0	102.0	103	55	39	6	54		52	2	0	2	461	126	3.99	1.539	9.1	0.5	4.8	4.6	0.96
1954	25	SFG-min	AAA	11	7	.611	4.32	24	22		10	1		152.0	146	76	73	17	58		93	1	0	4				1.342	8.6	1.0	3.4	5.5	1.60	MNE AA
1954	25	NYG	NL	0	2	.000	3.50	10	1	3	0	0	0	18.0	21	7	7	0	15		8	0	0	0	82	119	4.01	2.000	10.5	0.0	7.5	4.0	0.53

1955	26	SFG-min	AAA	19	10	.655	3.58	38	33		18	2		239.0	226	116	95	18	98	4	150	2	1	10				1.356	8.5	0.7	3.7	5.6	1.53	MNE AA
1956	27	NYG	NL	7	14	.333	3.97	28	24	2	4	0	0	165.2	158	82	73	20	74	6	95	4	0	3	713	95	4.21	1.400	8.6	1.1	4.0	5.2	1.28
1957	28	NYG	NL	8	11	.421	4.22	55	12	23	1	1	4	157.2	140	75	74	19	56	7	90	5	0	5	662	93	4.04	1.243	8.0	1.1	3.2	5.1	1.61
1958	29	SFG	NL	11	7	.611	3.63	54	12	17	1	0	6	151.1	152	72	61	17	57	6	76	2	0	3	666	106	4.10	1.381	9.0	1.0	3.4	4.5	1.33
1959	30	SFG	NL	2	3	.400	3.68	42	3	15	0	0	3	73.1	68	34	30	8	37	4	45	5	0	4	323	103	4.45	1.432	8.3	1.0	4.5	5.5	1.22
1960	31	BOS-min	AAA	11	9	.550	2.04	37	11		9	3		150.0	117	43	34	7	35	5	100	3	2	4				1.013	7.0	0.4	2.1	6.0	2.86	MNE AA
1960	31	TOT	AL	1	2	.333	6.35	10	0	5	0	0	0	17.0	20	14	12	1	15	3	8	0	0	3	86	65	5.00	2.059	10.6	0.5	7.9	4.2	0.53
1960	31	BOS	AL	0	1	.000	7.71	6	0	2	0	0	0	11.2	17	12	10	1	11	3	7	0	0	3	62	54	5.27	2.400	13.1	0.8	8.5	5.4	0.64
1960	31	CHW	AL	1	1	.500	3.38	4	0	3	0	0	0	5.1	3	2	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	24	122	4.40	1.313	5.1	0.0	6.8	1.7	0.25

1961	32	CHW-min	AAA	9	10	.474	3.55	23	12		7	3		109.0	86	48	43	10	49	3	74	1	0	9				1.239	7.1	0.8	4.0	6.1	1.51	SDG PCL
1962	33	CHW-min	AAA	15	4	.789	2.94	30	29		12	3		217.0	203	84	71	10	64	2	149	5	0	6				1.230	8.4	0.4	2.7	6.2	2.33	INA AA
1963	34	CIN	NL	4	4	.500	2.99	50	0	32	0	0	10	81.1	75	34	27	6	31	3	55	3	1	2	345	112	3.34	1.303	8.3	0.7	3.4	6.1	1.77
1964	35	CIN-min	AAA	4	1	.800	3.18	10	2		0	0		34.0	29	13	12	4	8	3	30	1	0	1				1.088	7.7	1.1	2.1	7.9	3.75	SDG PCL
1964	35	TOT	MLB	6	6	.500	2.16	47	0	34	0	0	14	79.1	61	29	19	4	30	6	65	1	0	4	333	168	2.79	1.147	6.9	0.5	3.4	7.4	2.17
1964	35	CIN	NL	1	0	1.000	10.29	6	0	2	0	0	0	7.0	14	11	8	0	2	0	6	1	0	0	40	37	2.18	2.286	18.0	0.0	2.6	7.7	3.00
1964	35	MIN	AL	5	6	.455	1.37	41	0	32	0	0	14	72.1	47	18	11	4	28	6	59	0	0	4	293	264	2.85	1.037	5.8	0.5	3.5	7.3	2.11
1965	36	MIN	AL	10	7	.588	2.13	62	0	38	0	0	21	80.1	57	25	19	4	41	2	59	3	0	1	333	168	3.34	1.220	6.4	0.4	4.6	6.6	1.44
1966	37	MIN	AL	6	3	.667	2.46	65	0	46	0	0	16	91.1	66	26	25	6	27	3	93	1	0	5	364	147	2.29	1.018	6.5	0.6	2.7	9.2	3.44
1967	38	MIN	AL	8	9	.471	2.84	59	0	44	0	0	16	92.0	77	36	29	6	38	10	80	1	0	5	383	124	2.92	1.250	7.5	0.6	3.7	7.8	2.11
1968	39	MIN	AL	4	5	.444	2.71	54	0	34	0	0	18	76.1	67	26	23	1	32	9	57	0	1	6	323	116	2.32	1.297	7.9	0.1	3.8	6.7	1.78
1969	40	MIN	AL	4	1	.800	4.57	46	0	19	0	0	3	61.0	65	31	31	7	20	2	51	0	0	1	257	81	3.31	1.393	9.6	1.0	3.0	7.5	2.55
14 Yrs				75	82	.478	3.39	602	69	314	11	3	111	1246.2	1130	546	469	105	527	61	834	27	2	44	5331	110	3.58	1.329	8.2	0.8	3.8	6.0	1.58
162 Game Avg.				8	8	.478	3.39	61	7	32	1	0	11	126	115	55	48	11	53	6	85	3	0	4	540	110	3.58	1.329	8.2	0.8	3.8	6.0	1.58
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
MIN (6 yrs)				37	31	.544	2.62	327	0	213	0	0	88	473.1	379	162	138	28	186	32	399	5	1	22	1953	134	2.81	1.194	7.2	0.5	3.5	7.6	2.15
SFG (6 yrs)				32	45	.416	3.83	209	69	62	11	3	13	668.0	642	325	284	70	293	23	366	18	0	17	2907	103	4.13	1.400	8.6	0.9	3.9	4.9	1.25
CIN (2 yrs)				5	4	.556	3.57	56	0	34	0	0	10	88.1	89	45	35	6	33	3	61	4	1	2	385	95	3.25	1.381	9.1	0.6	3.4	6.2	1.85
BOS (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.71	6	0	2	0	0	0	11.2	17	12	10	1	11	3	7	0	0	3	62	54	5.27	2.400	13.1	0.8	8.5	5.4	0.64
CHW (1 yr)				1	1	.500	3.38	4	0	3	0	0	0	5.1	3	2	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	24	122	4.40	1.313	5.1	0.0	6.8	1.7	0.25

AL (7 yrs)				38	33	.535	2.75	337	0	218	0	0	88	490.1	399	176	150	29	201	35	407	5	1	25	2039	129	2.89	1.224	7.3	0.5	3.7	7.5	2.02
NL (8 yrs)				37	49	.430	3.80	265	69	96	11	3	23	756.1	731	370	319	76	326	26	427	22	1	19	3292	102	4.03	1.398	8.7	0.9	3.9	5.1	1.31

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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