Brian Downing career batting average
.267Career Regular Season
Brian Downing has a career batting average of .267 over 20 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .326 in 1979.
- Most recent: .278 in 1992.
Average of 20 regular seasons, 1973 through 1992. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1973 |  CHW | 34 | 73 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .178 | .277 | .274 | .551 |
| 1974 | CHW | 108 | 293 | 41 | 66 | 10 | 39 | 0 | .225 | .344 | .375 | .719 |
| 1975 | CHW | 138 | 420 | 58 | 101 | 7 | 41 | 13 | .240 | .356 | .324 | .680 |
| 1976 | CHW | 104 | 317 | 38 | 81 | 3 | 30 | 7 | .256 | .338 | .328 | .666 |
| 1977 | CHW | 69 | 169 | 28 | 48 | 4 | 25 | 1 | .284 | .402 | .402 | .804 |
| 1978 |  LAA | 133 | 412 | 42 | 105 | 7 | 46 | 3 | .255 | .345 | .342 | .688 |
| 1979 | LAA | 148 | 509 | 87 | 166 | 12 | 75 | 3 | .326 | .418 | .462 | .880 |
| 1980 | LAA | 30 | 93 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 25 | 0 | .290 | .364 | .419 | .784 |
| 1981 | LAA | 93 | 317 | 47 | 79 | 9 | 41 | 1 | .249 | .351 | .379 | .730 |
| 1982 | LAA | 158 | 623 | 109 | 175 | 28 | 84 | 2 | .281 | .368 | .482 | .850 |
| 1983 | LAA | 113 | 403 | 68 | 99 | 19 | 53 | 1 | .246 | .352 | .429 | .781 |
| 1984 | LAA | 156 | 539 | 65 | 148 | 23 | 91 | 0 | .275 | .360 | .462 | .822 |
| 1985 | LAA | 150 | 520 | 80 | 137 | 20 | 85 | 5 | .263 | .371 | .427 | .798 |
| 1986 | LAA | 152 | 513 | 90 | 137 | 20 | 95 | 4 | .267 | .389 | .452 | .841 |
| 1987 | LAA | 155 | 567 | 110 | 154 | 29 | 77 | 5 | .272 | .400 | .487 | .886 |
| 1988 | LAA | 135 | 484 | 80 | 117 | 25 | 64 | 3 | .242 | .362 | .442 | .805 |
| 1989 | LAA | 142 | 544 | 59 | 154 | 14 | 59 | 0 | .283 | .354 | .414 | .768 |
| 1990 | LAA | 96 | 330 | 47 | 90 | 14 | 51 | 0 | .273 | .374 | .467 | .841 |
| 1991 |  TEX | 123 | 407 | 76 | 113 | 17 | 49 | 1 | .278 | .377 | .455 | .831 |
| 1992 | TEX | 107 | 320 | 53 | 89 | 10 | 39 | 1 | .278 | .407 | .428 | .835 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS