Brian Downing stats

Last played for the Texas Rangers, 1992

Designated Hitter · #5

Age 76 · 5' 10"

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Brian Downing played 20 MLB seasons, 1973 to 1992.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,344
AB
7,853
R
1,188
H
2,099
HR
275
RBI
1,073
SB
50
AVG
.267

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1973CHW3473513240.178
1974CHW108293416610390.225
1975CHW1384205810174113.240
1976CHW10431738813307.256
1977CHW6916928484251.284
1978LAA133412421057463.255
1979LAA1485098716612753.326
1980LAA30935272250.290
1981LAA9331747799411.249
1982LAA15862310917528842.281
1983LAA113403689919531.246
1984LAA1565396514823910.275
1985LAA1505208013720855.263
1986LAA1525139013720954.267
1987LAA15556711015429775.272
1988LAA1354848011725643.242
1989LAA1425445915414590.283
1990LAA96330479014510.273
1991TEX1234077611317491.278
1992TEX107320538910391.278

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
16
AB
61
R
7
H
12
HR
1
RBI
8
SB
0
AVG
.197

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
9,309
TB
3,340
XBH
663
HBP
129
IBB
55
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1973CHW852030100
1974CHW350110232300
1975CHW516136203500
1976CHW365104171000
1977CHW21468102000
1978LAA476141226200
1979LAA596235425400
1980LAA1083980100
1981LAA370120234100
1982LAA725300675100
1983LAA473173355400
1984LAA628249537300
1985LAA6202224413300
1986LAA6312325117200
1987LAA6952766117600
1988LAA5902144514500
1989LAA610225416300
1990LAA390154346200
1991TEX476185368700
1992TEX391137288200

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
47.8
RC
1,348.0
RC/27
6.10
ISOP
.158
SECA
.311
BB/K
1.06
AB/HR
28.6
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1973CHW-0.762.6.0960.20.636.50
1974CHW1.4424.9.1500.30.729.30
1975CHW3.359.34.7.0830.31.0600
1976CHW2.239.94.4.0730.20.7105.70
1977CHW1.431.36.4.1180.31.642.30
1978LAA2.654.74.7.0870.21.158.90
1979LAA5.31037.9.1360.31.442.40
1980LAA0.014.75.6.1290.2146.50
1981LAA1.046.65.2.1290.31.335.20
1982LAA5.4116.96.9.2010.31.522.30
1983LAA1.065.65.7.1840.31.121.20
1984LAA2.894.56.3.1870.31.123.40
1985LAA2.690.36.2.1630.31.3260
1986LAA4.1996.8.1850.41.125.70
1987LAA3.8117.77.5.2150.41.319.60
1988LAA2.985.16.2000.41.319.40
1989LAA1.983.95.7.1310.20.638.90
1990LAA1.961.96.8.1940.31.123.60
1991TEX2.574.16.7.1770.30.823.90
1992TEX2.462.17.2.1500.31.1320

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
76 yearsOct 9, 1950
Height
5' 10"
Debut
1973
Birthplace
Los Angeles, United States

What were Brian Downing's career stats?

Brian Downing played 20 seasons for the White Sox, the Angels and the Rangers. He was a career .267 hitter with 2,099 hits, 275 home runs and 1,073 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .326 batting average, 12 home runs and 75 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

20 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1973 to 1992

Brian Downing finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

All-time career rank

  • 209th in home runs (275)
  • 236th in hits (2,099)
  • 211th in rbi (1,073)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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