Brian Downing made their MLB debut in 1973 and appeared in 2,344 games over 20 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.267, OPS of 0.795, hit 275 HRs, and recorded 51.7 WAR. They rank 201th all-time in HRs and 190th in WAR.
Brian Downing Year-by-Year Stat Trends
This chart visualizes Brian Downing's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.
📊 Career Summary
Brian Downing made their MLB debut in 1973 and played in 2,344 games over 20 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.
| G | 2,344 (MLB Rank: 104) |
| AB | 7,853 (MLB Rank: 171) |
| H | 2,099 (MLB Rank: 239) |
| BA | 0.267 (MLB Rank: 3,750) |
| 2B | 360 (MLB Rank: 288) |
| 3B | 28 (MLB Rank: 1,537) |
| HR | 275 (MLB Rank: 201) |
| RBI | 1073 (MLB Rank: 239) |
| R | 1188 (MLB Rank: 195) |
| BB | 1197 (MLB Rank: 64) |
| OBP | 0.370 (MLB Rank: 1,519) |
| SLG | 0.425 (MLB Rank: 2,159) |
| OPS | 0.795 (MLB Rank: 1,629) |
| SB | 50 (MLB Rank: 1,709) |
| SO | 1,127 (MLB Rank: 272) |
| GIDP | 197 (MLB Rank: 116) |
| CS | 44 (MLB Rank: 759) |
| Rbat+ | 126 (MLB Rank: 1,307) |
| WAR | 51.7 (MLB Rank: 190) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1992)
In 1992, Brian Downing played in 107 games and posted the following stats:
| G | 107 |
| AB | 320 |
| H | 89 |
| BA | 0.278 |
| 2B | 18 |
| 3B | 0 |
| HR | 10 |
| RBI | 39 |
| R | 53 |
| BB | 62 |
| OBP | 0.407 |
| SLG | 0.428 |
| OPS | 0.835 |
| SB | 1 |
| SO | 58 |
| GIDP | 7 |
| Rbat+ | 145 |
| WAR | 2.6 |
📈 Peak Seasons
Here are Brian Downing's best seasons by category:
- Most HR in a season: 1987, 29 HR
- Most H in a season: 1982, 175 H
- Most RBI in a season: 1986, 95 RBI
- Most SB in a season: 1975, 13 SB
- Best BA in a season: 1979, 0.326 BA
- Best OBP in a season: 1979, 0.418 OBP
- Best SLG in a season: 1987, 0.487 SLG
- Best OPS in a season: 1987, 0.886 OPS
- Best WAR in a season: 1979, 5.6 WAR
🎯 Postseason Stats
Brian Downing appeared in 16 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.197, OBP of 0.292, SLG of 0.262, and OPS of 0.554. They also tallied 1 HR, 12 H, 8 RBI, and 0 SB.
Brian Downing Career Stat Summary
| season | H | HR | RBI | BA | R | OPS | WAR | OBP | SLG | PA | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | TB | rOBA | Rbat+ | OPS+ | G | GIDP | HBP | IBB | SB | CS | SF | SH | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0.178 | 5 | 0.551 | -0.6 | 0.277 | 0.274 | 85 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0.261 | 39 | 54 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 |
1974 | 66 | 10 | 39 | 0.225 | 41 | 0.719 | 1.6 | 0.344 | 0.375 | 350 | 51 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 110 | 0.34 | 104 | 105 | 108 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 293 |
1975 | 101 | 7 | 41 | 0.24 | 58 | 0.68 | 3.5 | 0.356 | 0.324 | 516 | 76 | 75 | 12 | 1 | 136 | 0.344 | 100 | 93 | 138 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 420 |
1976 | 81 | 3 | 30 | 0.256 | 38 | 0.666 | 2.4 | 0.338 | 0.328 | 365 | 40 | 55 | 14 | 0 | 104 | 0.339 | 106 | 96 | 104 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 317 |
1977 | 48 | 4 | 25 | 0.284 | 28 | 0.804 | 1.5 | 0.402 | 0.402 | 214 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 0.379 | 130 | 121 | 69 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 169 |
1978 | 105 | 7 | 46 | 0.255 | 42 | 0.688 | 2.8 | 0.345 | 0.342 | 476 | 52 | 47 | 15 | 0 | 141 | 0.332 | 102 | 98 | 133 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 412 |
1979 | 166 | 12 | 75 | 0.326 | 87 | 0.88 | 5.6 | 0.418 | 0.462 | 596 | 77 | 57 | 27 | 3 | 235 | 0.408 | 150 | 142 | 148 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 509 |
1980 | 27 | 2 | 25 | 0.29 | 5 | 0.784 | 0 | 0.364 | 0.419 | 108 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0.341 | 111 | 118 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 93 |
1981 | 79 | 9 | 41 | 0.249 | 47 | 0.73 | 1.1 | 0.351 | 0.379 | 370 | 46 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 120 | 0.353 | 120 | 112 | 93 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 317 |
1982 | 175 | 28 | 84 | 0.281 | 109 | 0.85 | 5.6 | 0.368 | 0.482 | 725 | 86 | 58 | 37 | 2 | 300 | 0.387 | 136 | 132 | 158 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 623 |
1983 | 99 | 19 | 53 | 0.246 | 68 | 0.781 | 1.3 | 0.352 | 0.429 | 473 | 62 | 59 | 15 | 1 | 173 | 0.351 | 113 | 115 | 113 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 403 |
1984 | 148 | 23 | 91 | 0.275 | 65 | 0.822 | 3.1 | 0.36 | 0.462 | 628 | 70 | 66 | 28 | 2 | 249 | 0.371 | 129 | 127 | 156 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 539 |
1985 | 137 | 20 | 85 | 0.263 | 80 | 0.798 | 2.8 | 0.371 | 0.427 | 620 | 78 | 61 | 23 | 1 | 222 | 0.372 | 126 | 119 | 150 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 520 |
1986 | 137 | 20 | 95 | 0.267 | 90 | 0.841 | 4.4 | 0.389 | 0.452 | 631 | 90 | 84 | 27 | 4 | 232 | 0.388 | 138 | 130 | 152 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 513 |
1987 | 154 | 29 | 77 | 0.272 | 110 | 0.886 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.487 | 695 | 106 | 85 | 29 | 3 | 276 | 0.391 | 140 | 137 | 155 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 567 |
1988 | 117 | 25 | 64 | 0.242 | 80 | 0.805 | 3 | 0.362 | 0.442 | 590 | 81 | 63 | 18 | 2 | 214 | 0.369 | 132 | 128 | 135 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 484 |
1989 | 154 | 14 | 59 | 0.283 | 59 | 0.768 | 2.3 | 0.354 | 0.414 | 610 | 56 | 87 | 25 | 2 | 225 | 0.359 | 122 | 118 | 142 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 544 |
1990 | 90 | 14 | 51 | 0.273 | 47 | 0.841 | 2.1 | 0.374 | 0.467 | 390 | 50 | 45 | 18 | 2 | 154 | 0.385 | 139 | 138 | 96 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 330 |
1991 | 113 | 17 | 49 | 0.278 | 76 | 0.831 | 2.6 | 0.377 | 0.455 | 476 | 58 | 70 | 17 | 2 | 185 | 0.38 | 135 | 132 | 123 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 407 |
1992 | 89 | 10 | 39 | 0.278 | 53 | 0.835 | 2.6 | 0.407 | 0.428 | 391 | 62 | 58 | 18 | 0 | 137 | 0.393 | 145 | 138 | 107 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 320 |