Al Worthington was born on Tuesday, February 5, 1929, in Birmingham, Alabama. Worthington was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 6, 1953, with the New York Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Al Worthington baseball stats page.
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Al Worthington![]() Al Worthington Autograph on a 1966 Topps Baseball Card (#181 | Checklist) |
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Al WorthingtonAl Worthington Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1953 | 24 | Giants | 20 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3.44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 102.0 | 461 | 103 | 39 | 55 | 6 | 54 | 6 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1954 | 25 | Giants | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 82 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1956 | 27 | Giants | 28 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 14 | .333 | 3.97 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 165.2 | 713 | 158 | 73 | 82 | 20 | 74 | 6 | 95 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1957 | 28 | Giants | 55 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 157.2 | 662 | 140 | 74 | 75 | 19 | 56 | 7 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 1958 | 29 | Giants | 54 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.63 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 151.1 | 666 | 152 | 61 | 72 | 17 | 57 | 6 | 76 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1959 | 30 | Giants | 42 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.68 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73.1 | 323 | 68 | 30 | 34 | 8 | 37 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 1960 | 31 | Red Sox | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 62 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1960 | 31 | White Sox | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1963 | 34 | Reds | 50 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.99 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 81.1 | 345 | 75 | 27 | 34 | 6 | 31 | 3 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1964 | 35 | Reds | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 10.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1964 | 35 | Twins | 41 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 1.37 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 72.1 | 293 | 47 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 28 | 6 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1965 | 36 | Twins | 62 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 80.1 | 333 | 57 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1966 | 37 | Twins | 65 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.46 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 91.1 | 364 | 66 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 93 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1967 | 38 | Twins | 59 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 2.84 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 92.0 | 383 | 77 | 29 | 36 | 6 | 38 | 10 | 80 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1968 | 39 | Twins | 54 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2.71 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 76.1 | 323 | 67 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 1969 | 40 | Twins | 46 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 4.57 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61.0 | 257 | 65 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 14 Years | 602 | 69 | 314 | 75 | 82 | .478 | 3.39 | 11 | 3 | 110 | 1,246.2 | 5,331 | 1,130 | 469 | 546 | 105 | 527 | 71 | 834 | 44 | 27 | 2 | - | ||
Al WorthingtonAl Worthington Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1953 | 24 | Giants | 20 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .065 | .121 | .097 |
| 1954 | 25 | Giants | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1956 | 27 | Giants | 28 | 51 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .231 | .314 |
| 1957 | 28 | Giants | 55 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .100 | .143 | .100 |
| 1958 | 29 | Giants | 54 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .208 | .205 |
| 1959 | 30 | Giants | 42 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 |
| 1960 | 31 | Red Sox | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1960 | 31 | White Sox | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | 34 | Reds | 50 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .167 |
| 1964 | 35 | Reds | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1964 | 35 | Twins | 41 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .063 | .063 |
| 1965 | 36 | Twins | 62 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .250 | .100 |
| 1966 | 37 | Twins | 65 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .545 |
| 1967 | 38 | Twins | 59 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .111 | .000 |
| 1968 | 39 | Twins | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1969 | 40 | Twins | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 14 Years | 602 | 255 | 22 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .137 | .165 | .176 | ||
Al WorthingtonAl Worthington Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1953 Giants | P | 20 | 17 | 306 | 30 | 1.5 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.47 |
| 1954 Giants | P | 10 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 2.00 |
| 1956 Giants | P | 28 | 24 | 497 | 48 | 1.7 | 44 | 9 | 35 | 4 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 2.39 |
| 1957 Giants | P | 55 | 12 | 473 | 36 | 0.7 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.05 |
| 1958 Giants | P | 54 | 12 | 454 | 37 | 0.7 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 2.08 |
| 1959 Giants | P | 42 | 3 | 220 | 20 | 0.5 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
| 1960 Red Sox | P | 6 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.31 |
| 1960 White Sox | P | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
| 1963 Reds | P | 50 | 0 | 244 | 27 | 0.5 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.99 |
| 1964 Reds | P | 6 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 1.29 |
| 1964 Twins | P | 41 | 0 | 217 | 24 | 0.6 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 2.61 |
| 1965 Twins | P | 62 | 0 | 241 | 28 | 0.5 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 3.02 |
| 1966 Twins | P | 65 | 0 | 274 | 24 | 0.4 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 2.17 |
| 1967 Twins | P | 59 | 0 | 276 | 17 | 0.3 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.66 |
| 1968 Twins | P | 54 | 0 | 229 | 17 | 0.3 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 1.89 |
| 1969 Twins | P | 46 | 0 | 183 | 8 | 0.2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.18 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 602 | 69 | 3,740 | 328 | 0.5 | 311 | 82 | 229 | 17 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 2.25 | |
| 14 Years | 602 | 69 | 3,740 | 328 | 0.5 | 311 | 82 | 229 | 17 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 2.25 | |
Al WorthingtonAl Worthington Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1953 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.96 | 4.59 | 4.76 |
| 1954 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.53 | 4.00 | 7.50 |
| 1956 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 51.0 | 4.3 | 17.0 | 1.28 | 5.16 | 4.02 |
| 1957 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 13.3 | 1.61 | 5.14 | 3.20 |
| 1958 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.4 | 11.0 | 1.33 | 4.52 | 3.39 |
| 1959 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1.22 | 5.52 | 4.54 |
| 1960 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.64 | 5.40 | 8.49 |
| 1960 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.25 | 1.69 | 6.75 |
| 1963 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1.77 | 6.09 | 3.43 |
| 1964 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 7.71 | 2.57 |
| 1964 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2.11 | 7.34 | 3.48 |
| 1965 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.44 | 6.61 | 4.59 |
| 1966 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 3.44 | 9.16 | 2.66 |
| 1967 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.11 | 7.83 | 3.72 |
| 1968 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.78 | 6.72 | 3.77 |
| 1969 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.55 | 7.52 | 2.95 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 14 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 255.0 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 1.58 | 6.02 | 3.80 |
Al WorthingtonAl Worthington Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1953 New York Giants | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1954 New York Giants | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1956 New York Giants | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1957 New York Giants | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1958 San Francisco Giants | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1959 San Francisco Giants | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1960 Boston Red Sox | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1960 Chicago White Sox | 36 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1963 Cincinnati Reds | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1964 Cincinnati Reds | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1964 Minnesota Twins | 15 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
| 1965 Minnesota Twins | 15 | $22,000.00 | - | Stats |
| 1966 Minnesota Twins | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1967 Minnesota Twins | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1968 Minnesota Twins | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1969 Minnesota Twins | 19 | Undetermined | - | - |
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