Al Worthington

Q: How old is Al Worthington?

Al Worthington is 95 years old.

Q: When was Al Worthington born?

Al Worthington was born on February 5, 1929.

Q: Where was Al Worthington born?

Al Worthington was born in Birmingham, AL .

Q: How tall is Al Worthington?

Al Worthington is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Al Worthington weigh when playing?

Al Worthington weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Al Worthington play?

Al Worthington played 14 seasons.

Q: Is Al Worthington in the Hall of Fame?

Al Worthington has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Al Worthington have?

Al Worthington had 834 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Al Worthington played for?

Al Worthington played for 6 teams; the New York Giants, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins.

Q: How many World Series has Al Worthington won?

Al Worthington has won 1 World Series.

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 (Homewood, AL), University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Debut: July 6, 1953 (Age 24-151d, 11,036th in major league 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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1954 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.2

ERA

3.39

602

111

1246.2

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		4	3		124.0	79	120	63		83		77	5	1	6				1.306	5.7		6.0	5.6	0.93	NVL SOUA
1952	23	NYG-min	AA	13	13	.500	3.54	41	30		13	1		221.0	194	105	87		140		152	5	0	14				1.511	7.9		5.7	6.2	1.09	NVL SOUA
1953	24	NYG-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	6	52	2	0	2	461	126	3.99	1.539	9.1	0.5	4.8	4.6	0.96
1954	25	NYG-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	4	8	0	0	0	82	119	4.01	2.000	10.5	0.0	7.5	4.0	0.53

1955	26	NYG-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	71	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	7	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	33	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	36	427	22	1	19	3292	102	4.03	1.398	8.7	0.9	3.9	5.1	1.31

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Player Value--Pitching

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

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1953	24	NYG	NL	-0.3	20	37	31	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	14	.065	.121	.097	.218	-43	.138	-71	3	0	0	4		0	1
1954	25	NYG	NL	-0.1	10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-152	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1956	27	NYG	NL	0.1	28	59	51	4	12	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	12	.235	.231	.314	.544	46	.236	18	16	0	0	6	1	0	1
1957	28	NYG	NL	-0.3	55	43	40	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	10	.100	.143	.100	.243	-33	.120	-63	4	1	1	1	0	0	1
1958	29	SFG	NL	-0.2	54	51	44	6	8	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	10	.182	.208	.205	.413	11	.188	-20	9	2	0	3	2	0	1
1959	30	SFG	NL	-0.1	42	13	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.077	.077	.077	.154	-58	.069	-94	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1960	31	2TM	AL	0.1	10	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.667	.667	.667	1.333	262	.613	288	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1960	31	BOS	AL	0.0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-155	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1960	31	CHW	AL	0.1	4	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	445	.920	509	2	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1963	34	CIN	NL	0.1	50	14	12	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	.083	.083	.167	.250	-31	.263	42	2	0	0	2	0	0	1
1964	35	2TM	2LG	-0.2	47	20	16	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.063	.063	.063	.125	-65	.056	-154	1	0	0	4	0	0	1
1964	35	CIN	NL	0.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1964	35	MIN	AL	-0.2	41	20	16	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.063	.063	.063	.125	-65	.056	-154	1	0	0	4	0	0	1
1965	36	MIN	AL	0.0	62	14	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.100	.250	.100	.350	2	.192	-23	1	0	0	2	0	0	1
1966	37	MIN	AL	0.1	65	11	11	2	3	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	6	.273	.273	.545	.818	123	.354	116	6	0	0	0	0	0	1
1967	38	MIN	AL	-0.1	59	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.111	.000	.111	-66	.077	-90	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1968	39	MIN	AL	-0.1	54	9	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-221	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
1969	40	MIN	AL	-0.1	46	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-200	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
				WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
14 Yrs				-1.0	602	293	255	22	35	7	0	1	15	0	0	8	85	.137	.165	.176	.341	-7	.167	-38	45	3	1	25	3	0	1
162 Game Avg				-0.3	162	79	69	6	9	2	0	0	4	0	0	2	23	.137	.165	.176	.341	-7	.167	-38	12	1	0	7		0

MIN (6 Yrs)				-0.3	327	69	57	5	5	3	0	0	3	0	0	3	26	.088	.133	.140	.274	-23	.130	-79	8	0	0	9	0	0	1
SFG (6 Yrs)				-0.8	209	207	183	15	27	3	0	1	10	0	0	5	52	.148	.172	.180	.352	-6	.165	-36	33	3	1	14	3	0	1
CIN (2 Yrs)				0.1	56	14	12	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	.083	.083	.167	.250	-31	.263	42	2	0	0	2	0	0	1
BOS (1 Yr)				0.0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-155	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
CHW (1 Yr)				0.1	4	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	445	.920	509	2	0	0	0	0	0	/1

NL (8 Yrs)				-0.7	265	221	195	16	28	4	0	1	12	0	0	5	58	.144	.167	.179	.346	-7	.171	-32	35	3	1	16	3	0	1
AL (7 Yrs)				-0.2	337	72	60	6	7	3	0	0	3	0	0	3	27	.117	.159	.167	.325	-8	.153	-60	10	0	0	9	0	0	1

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	TB	HBP	SH	Pos
1965	36	MIN	WS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1969	40	MIN	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2 Yrs				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
162 Game Avg				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

WS (1 Yr)				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
AL (1 Yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1953	24	NYG	NL	P	20	17	5	102.0	30	12	16	2	1	.933	.956	2.47	2.06	1.40	2.02	2	2	4	66.7	40.3	0
1954	25	NYG	NL	P	10	1	0	18.0	5	0	4	1	0	.800	.960	2.00	2.05	0.40	2.06	0	0	2	100.0	44.5	0

1956	27	NYG	NL	P	28	24	4	165.2	48	9	35	4	6	.917	.966	2.39	2.05	1.57	2.03	3	3	6	66.7	40.0	0
1957	28	NYG	NL	P	55	12	1	157.2	36	10	26	0	0	*1.000*	.962	2.05	2.06	0.65	2.08	5	5	4	44.4	39.8	1
1958	29	SFG	NL	P	54	12	1	151.1	37	9	26	2	0	.946	.955	2.08	1.97	0.65	1.96	3	5	4	44.4	38.7	0
1959	30	SFG	NL	P	42	3	0	73.1	20	5	15	0	0	1.000	.954	2.45	1.99	0.48	1.97	4	3	3	50.0	38.0	0
1960	31	2TM	AL	P	10	0	0	17.0	5	2	3	0	0	1.000	.966	2.65	1.96	0.50	1.95	3	0	1	100.0	40.0	0
1960	31	BOS	AL	P	6	0	0	11.2	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	.967	2.31	1.93	0.50	1.95	3	0	1	100.0	40.0	0
1960	31	CHW	AL	P	4	0	0	5.1	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	.965	3.38	2.03	0.50	1.95	0	0	0			0

1963	34	CIN	NL	P	50	0	0	81.1	27	5	22	0	3	1.000	.951	2.99	2.06	0.54	2.06	2	4	3	42.9	42.0	0
1964	35	2TM	2LG	P	47	0	0	79.1	26	8	14	4	0	.846	.957	2.50	1.93	0.47	1.92	4	0	4	100.0	37.0	0
1964	35	CIN	NL	P	6	0	0	7.0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	.955	1.29	2.19	0.17	2.13	0	0	0			0
1964	35	MIN	AL	P	41	0	0	72.1	24	8	13	3	0	.875	.957	2.61	1.90	0.51	1.89	4	0	4	100.0	37.0	0
1965	36	MIN	AL	P	62	0	0	80.1	28	3	24	1	0	.964	.951	3.02	2.04	0.44	2.03	1	0	6	100.0	33.8	1
1966	37	MIN	AL	P	65	0	0	91.1	24	8	14	2	0	.917	.952	2.17	1.99	0.34	1.98	5	6	4	40.0	37.7	0
1967	38	MIN	AL	P	59	0	0	92.0	17	4	13	0	1	1.000	.957	1.66	1.96	0.29	1.96	5	6	6	50.0	41.0	0
1968	39	MIN	AL	P	54	0	0	76.1	17	5	11	1	0	.941	.957	1.89	1.89	0.30	1.88	6	1	5	83.3	36.8	0
1969	40	MIN	AL	P	46	0	0	61.0	8	2	6	0	1	1.000	.951	1.18	1.87	0.17	1.88	1	2	1	33.3	35.7	0
					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
14 Yrs					602	69	11	1246.2	328	82	229	17	12	.948	.957	2.25	2.00	0.52	1.98	44	37	53	58.9	39.0	2

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					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	Awards
1965	36	MIN	WS	P	2	0	4.0	3	1	1	1	0	.667	4.50	1.00	0	0

1969	40	MIN	AL	P	1	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00	0	0
2 Yrs					3	0	5.1	3	1	1	1	0	.667	3.38	0.67	0	0

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How old is Al Worthington?

Al Worthington is 95 years old.

When was Al Worthington born?

Al Worthington was born on February 5, 1929.

Where was Al Worthington born?

Al Worthington was born in Birmingham, AL.

How tall is Al Worthington?

Al Worthington is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Al Worthington weigh when playing?

Al Worthington weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Al Worthington play?

Al Worthington played 14 seasons.

Is Al Worthington in the Hall of Fame?

Al Worthington has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Al Worthington play?

Al Worthington was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Al Worthington have?

Al Worthington had 834 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Al Worthington played for?

Al Worthington played for 6 teams; the New York Giants, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins.

How many World Series has Al Worthington won?

Al Worthington has won 1 World Series.

When did Al Worthington retire?

Al Worthington last played in 1969.

What are Al Worthington's nicknames?

Red is a nickname for Al Worthington.

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