P Joe Downing #9
Philadelphia Keystones FABL
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P JOE DOWNING #9 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
26 26 10-7 0 3.59 148.0 144 14 63 105 1.40 1.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/01/1974 WAS Loss, 2-18 X 3.0 4 7 5 3 3 Loss
09/25/1974 @ BOS Loss, 2-3 X 5.1 8 1 1 0 2
09/21/1974 NYG Win, 4-3 X 6.1 8 3 2 1 7
09/13/1974 BAL Win, 2-1 X 8.0 2 1 1 2 2 Win
09/08/1974 @ BAL Win, 1-0 X 6.0 3 0 0 2 4 Win
09/01/1974 CHI Loss, 0-2 X 7.0 8 2 2 1 3 Loss
08/26/1974 MIN Win, 11-5 X 5.2 4 1 1 0 4 Win
08/20/1974 @ MIN Loss, 3-7 X 5.0 9 7 7 5 5 Loss
08/10/1974 @ HOU Win, 4-0 X 5.1 4 0 0 2 4 Win
08/04/1974 BOS Loss, 11-13 X 2.0 9 8 8 1 2 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/25/1944
Born in:Dallas, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$58,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 95 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 8th Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 26 26 10 7 0 3.59 148.0 144 69 59 14 63 105 0 0.0 0 14 53.8
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.89 8.76 6.39 3.83 3.86 1.40 102 1.8 .286        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 227 58 6 4 6 25 28 22 1 5 2 .256 .341 .396 .738      
vs. RHB 344 86 7 1 8 44 35 83 2 8 3 .250 .323 .346 .669      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 2 1 0 0 2.25 12.0 10 4 3 0 6 8  
May 3 3 1 1 0 7.71 14.0 18 15 12 4 9 8  
June 5 5 2 0 0 2.83 28.2 27 12 9 1 16 21  
July 6 6 2 2 0 1.82 39.2 30 8 8 4 15 32  
August 4 4 2 2 0 8.00 18.0 26 16 16 2 8 15  
September 5 5 2 1 0 1.65 32.2 29 7 6 2 6 18  
October 1 1 0 1 0 15.00 3.0 4 7 5 1 3 3  
Spring Training 3 3 2 0 0 3.75 12.0 9 5 5 1 10 6  
Last Year 28 28 8 5 0 4.29 176.1 166 89 84 19 58 107  
2 Years Ago 26 26 11 5 0 3.52 143.0 149 68 56 11 50 98  
Career 232 198 88 45 7 3.31 1261.2 1141 539 464 98 487 873  
Home 13 13 4 4 0 3.58 78.0 69 38 31 8 33 55  
Road 13 13 6 3 0 3.60 70.0 75 31 28 6 30 50  
Grass 26 26 10 7 0 3.59 148.0 144 69 59 14 63 105  
Day 12 12 6 4 0 3.62 69.2 69 33 28 7 24 51  
Night 14 14 4 3 0 3.56 78.1 75 36 31 7 39 54  
As Starter 26 26 10 7 0 3.59 148.0 144 69 59 14 63 105  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1967 Montreal - FABL 22 5 5 2 1 0 3.45 28.2 25 12 11 2 12 20 0 0 1.29 .274 3.51 0.3 98
1968 Montreal - FABL 23 40 20 11 9 1 3.20 157.2 148 68 56 11 57 108 1 0 1.30 .285 3.14 1.5 96
1969 Montreal - FABL 24 43 29 16 5 6 2.45 202.0 167 66 55 13 77 162 0 0 1.21 .270 3.14 4.0 151
1970 Montreal - FABL 25 32 32 12 6 0 4.05 189.0 176 96 85 16 97 150 0 0 1.44 .292 4.21 2.4 103
1971 Montreal - FABL 26 32 32 18 7 0 2.41 217.0 166 71 58 12 73 123 1 0 1.10 .234 3.27 3.9 151
1972 Montreal - FABL 27 26 26 11 5 0 3.52 143.0 149 68 56 11 50 98 0 0 1.39 .303 3.34 2.3 99
1973 Philadelphia - FABL 28 28 28 8 5 0 4.29 176.1 166 89 84 19 58 107 2 0 1.27 .273 4.17 2.3 96
1974 Philadelphia - FABL 29 26 26 10 7 0 3.59 148.0 144 69 59 14 63 105 0 0 1.40 .286 3.86 1.8 106
Total FABL 232 198 88 45 7 3.31 1261.2 1141 539 464 98 487 873 4 0 1.29 .275 3.58 18.5 112
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1962 Dubuque - R 17 13 13 1 8 0 7.32 62.2 67 58 51 4 59 44 0 0 2.01 .315 5.33 0.8 71
1963 Dubuque - R 18 11 11 5 3 0 6.38 55.0 75 42 39 7 27 40 0 0 1.85 .376 4.97 1.1 88
1963 Mobile - A 18 4 4 0 3 0 10.12 16.0 25 18 18 2 14 8 0 0 2.44 .390 6.39 -0.1 47
1964 Dubuque - R 19 11 11 2 1 0 5.55 73.0 91 48 45 5 49 66 1 1 1.92 .386 4.98 1.5 103
1964 Mobile - A 19 2 2 1 1 0 1.69 16.0 14 3 3 0 10 11 1 0 1.50 .286 3.78 0.4 283
1964 Evansville - A 19 4 4 1 1 0 5.70 23.2 30 15 15 3 12 16 0 0 1.77 .375 5.09 0.2 83
1965 Dubuque - R 20 13 0 0 2 0 3.29 13.2 14 5 5 0 12 11 0 0 1.90 .333 4.06 0.3 174
1965 Mobile - A 20 5 5 2 0 0 2.92 40.0 41 13 13 1 19 30 1 1 1.50 .328 3.67 1.2 174
1965 Evansville - A 20 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.50 .000 24.20 -0.1 32
1966 Evansville - A 21 1 1 0 0 0 2.57 7.0 4 2 2 0 1 9 0 0 0.71 .250 0.99 0.4 137
1966 Syracuse - AAA 21 31 31 11 5 0 3.02 188.0 145 69 63 16 85 159 0 0 1.22 .261 3.50 3.6 129
1967 Syracuse - AAA 22 22 22 12 6 0 2.84 139.2 115 55 44 10 58 127 1 0 1.24 .276 2.87 2.6 114
1972 Syracuse - AAA 27 9 9 4 2 0 3.21 61.2 54 22 22 3 20 48 0 0 1.20 .287 2.95 2.1 140
Total HL 6 6 1 1 0 5.17 31.1 35 18 18 4 13 26 0 0 1.53 .348 4.58 87.4
Total UL 62 62 27 13 0 2.98 389.1 314 146 129 29 163 334 1 0 1.23 .270 3.18 124.9
Total SEL 11 11 3 4 0 4.25 72.0 80 34 34 3 43 49 2 1 1.71 .335 4.30 114.8
Total UMVA 48 35 8 14 0 6.17 204.1 247 153 140 16 147 161 1 1 1.93 .358 5.02 89.2
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1969 Montreal - FABL 24 1 1 0 1 0 17.18 3.2 7 7 7 1 5 2 0 0 3.27 .429 9.24 -0.2 22
Total FABL 1 1 0 1 0 17.18 3.2 7 7 7 1 5 2 0 0 3.27 .429 9.24 21.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1962 Dubuque - R P 13 13 4 10 0 14 0 1.000 62.2 2.01 -1.8 1.093
1963 Mobile - A P 4 4 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 -1.1 .966
1963 Dubuque - R P 11 11 3 6 1 10 1 .900 55.0 1.47 -0.7 .941
1964 Evansville - A P 4 4 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 23.2 1.14 -0.5 1.045
1964 Mobile - A P 2 2 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 -0.1 1.062
1964 Dubuque - R P 11 11 4 8 1 13 1 .923 73.0 1.48 +1.5 1.613
1965 Evansville - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Mobile - A P 5 5 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 40.0 0.68 -0.1 1.059
1965 Dubuque - R P 13 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 13.2 1.32 0.0 .000
1966 Syracuse - AAA P 31 31 6 29 1 38 3 .921 188.0 1.68 +0.5 .907
1966 Evansville - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Montreal - MLB P 5 5 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 28.2 2.51 -0.3 .891
1967 Syracuse - AAA P 22 22 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 139.2 0.45 +0.6 .675
1968 Montreal - MLB P 40 20 8 21 1 29 0 1.000 157.2 1.66 +3.3 1.110
1969 Montreal - MLB P 43 29 9 13 0 23 1 .957 202.0 0.98 +0.0 .916
1970 Montreal - MLB P 32 32 7 17 0 26 2 .923 189.0 1.14 +0.4 1.180
1971 Montreal - MLB P 32 32 15 16 4 32 1 .969 217.0 1.29 +2.4 1.111
1972 Montreal - MLB P 26 26 10 15 1 26 1 .962 143.0 1.57 -2.1 .866
1972 Syracuse - AAA P 9 9 5 8 1 13 0 1.000 61.2 1.90 +0.6 1.001
1973 Philadelphia - MLB P 28 28 8 11 1 20 1 .950 176.1 0.97 +0.9 .909
1974 Philadelphia - MLB P 26 26 14 14 0 29 1 .966 148.0 1.70 -0.3 .870
TOTAL P 359 312 105 186 12 303 12 .960 1958.2 1.34 +3.5 1.000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 8, 28th overall pick) by the Montreal Saints, out of high school Findlay (Findlay; Findlay, OH).
07/10/1962 Named the #29 prospect in the FABL
10/13/1962 Named the #31 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
04/08/1963 Named the #38 prospect in the FABL
10/09/1963 Named the #65 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
04/13/1964 Named the #48 prospect in the FABL
07/09/1964 Named the #53 prospect in the FABL
08/22/1964 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the La Crosse Lions with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/06/1964 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/15/1964 Named the #25 prospect in the FABL
01/17/1965 Detrimentally completed training to work on his bunting at the Montreal Saints development complex.
04/12/1965 Named the #66 prospect in the FABL
05/14/1965 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Charleston Seagulls with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/10/1965 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/12/1965 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
04/11/1966 Named the #97 prospect in the FABL
09/14/1966 Injured (hyperextended knee),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/28/1966 Wins the 1966 Championship with the Syracuse Excelsiors!
12/10/1966 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Montreal Saints.
05/24/1967 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
06/01/1968 Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award.
08/14/1968 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
09/13/1968 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/21/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
04/10/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Montreal Saints development complex.
10/02/1970 Injured (biceps tendinitis),out for 3 weeks.
10/13/1970 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 weeks.
10/22/1970 Wins the 1970 World Championship Series with the Montreal Saints.
03/18/1971 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
07/11/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
09/10/1971 Injured (elbow tendinitis),out for 4-5 weeks.
10/27/1971 Finished 2nd in 1971 FABL CA Allen Award voting.
04/21/1972 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/30/1972 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
08/01/1972 Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/10/1972 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/26/1972 Was traded by the Montreal Saints to the Philadelphia Keystones in exchange for 3B Johnny Lee and SP Harry Jacobsen.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
1969 16 9
1971 18 4
Year Win. % Rank
1969 .762 1
1970 .667 6
1971 .720 1
1973 .615 10
Year BB Rank
1970 97 8
Year K Rank
1969 162 6
Year WP Rank
1970 10 4
Year ERA Rank
1969 2.45 2
1971 2.41 2
Year BABIP Rank
1971 .234 1
Year WHIP Rank
1971 1.10 2
Year RA/9 Rank
1971 10.00 2
Year HR/9 Rank
1969 0.58 8
1971 0.50 10
Year H/9 Rank
1971 6.88 1
Year K/9 Rank
1969 7.22 1
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