Brian Downing vs Ken Singleton

Brian DowningKen Singleton

Brian Downing and Ken Singleton compared on their MLB careers: Brian Downing played 20 seasons, 1973 to 1992, Ken Singleton 15 seasons, 1970 to 1984. Brian Downing has .267 batting average to Ken Singleton's .282. Ken Singleton won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Brian Downing and Ken Singleton career totals
2,344GP2,082
7,853AB7,189
1,188R985
2,099H2,029
275HR246
1,073RBI1,065
50SB21
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.4
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Brian Downing and Ken Singleton postseason
16GP17
61AB57
7R5
12H19
1HR0
8RBI6
0SB0
0.2AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.4
0.3SLG0.4
0.6OPS0.8

Where each stands all time

Brian Downing and Ken Singleton all-time places
209th (275)Home runs265th (246)
236th (2,099)Hits275th (2,029)
211th (1,073)RBI221st (1,065)

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
  • Ken Singleton: 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 Ken Singleton 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.
1st1973.178241970.263526
2nd1974.22510391971.2451346
3rd1975.2407411972.2741450
4th1976.2563301973.30223103
5th1977.2844251974.276974
6th1978.2557461975.3001555
7th1979.32612751976.2781370
8th1980.2902251977.3282499
9th1981.2499411978.2932081
10th1982.28128841979.29535111
11th1983.24619531980.30424104
12th1984.27523911981.2781349
13th1985.26320851982.2511477
14th1986.26720951983.2761884
15th1987.27229771984.215636
16th1988.2422564————
17th1989.2831459————
18th1990.2731451————
19th1991.2781749————
20th1992.2781039————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI