Brian Downing vs Chet Lemon

Brian DowningChet Lemon

Brian Downing and Chet Lemon compared on their MLB careers: Brian Downing played 20 seasons, 1973 to 1992, Chet Lemon 16 seasons, 1975 to 1990. Brian Downing has .267 batting average to Chet Lemon's .273. Chet Lemon won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Brian Downing and Chet Lemon career totals
2,344GP1,988
7,853AB6,868
1,188R973
2,099H1,875
275HR215
1,073RBI884
50SB58
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.4
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Brian Downing and Chet Lemon postseason
16GP13
61AB48
7R6
12H10
1HR2
8RBI5
0SB2
0.2AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.3
0.3SLG0.3
0.6OPS0.6

Where each stands all time

Brian Downing and Chet Lemon all-time places
209th (275)Home runs—
236th (2,099)Hits—
211th (1,073)RBI—

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Brian Downing: 0 championships; none on file
  • Chet Lemon: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Brian Downing and Chet Lemon season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1973.178241975.25701
2nd1974.22510391976.246438
3rd1975.2407411977.2731967
4th1976.2563301978.3001355
5th1977.2844251979.3181786
6th1978.2557461980.2921151
7th1979.32612751981.302950
8th1980.2902251982.2661952
9th1981.2499411983.2552469
10th1982.28128841984.2872076
11th1983.24619531985.2651868
12th1984.27523911986.2511253
13th1985.26320851987.2772075
14th1986.26720951988.2641764
15th1987.27229771989.237747
16th1988.24225641990.258532
17th1989.2831459————
18th1990.2731451————
19th1991.2781749————
20th1992.2781039————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI