Brian Downing
Career 2,344 G · 2,099 H · 275 HR · 1,073 RBI · .267 AVG
Seasons leading his league
1
0 best in baseball
1 league only
5
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1987
Best season
Spanning 1987–1987, peaking at 1 titles in 1987.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 1,195th League titles 1
- 1,825th Top-5 finishes 5
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 64th Walks 1,197
- 197th Runs 1,188
- 209th Home Runs 275
- 220th Total Bases 3,340
- 240th Runs Batted In 1,073
- 240th Hits 2,099
- 272nd On-Base Percentage .370
- 289th Doubles 360
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walks | 1 | 1st | — | 1987 AL 106 |
| On-Base Percentage | — | #3 | — | 1979 #3 |
| Runs | — | #3 | — | 1987 #3 |
| Batting Average | — | #3 | — | 1979 #3 |
Batting
20 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CHA | AL | 34 | 73 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 0 | .178 | .277 | .274 | .551 |
| 1974 | CHA | AL | 108 | 293 | 41 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 51 | 72 | 0 | .225 | .344 | .375 | .719 |
| 1975 | CHA | AL | 138 | 420 | 58 | 101 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 76 | 75 | 13 | .241 | .356 | .324 | .680 |
| 1976 | CHA | AL | 104 | 317 | 38 | 81 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 40 | 55 | 7 | .256 | .338 | .328 | .666 |
| 1977 | CHA | AL | 69 | 169 | 28 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 34 | 21 | 1 | .284 | .402 | .402 | .804 |
| 1978 | CAL | AL | 133 | 412 | 42 | 105 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 52 | 47 | 3 | .255 | .345 | .342 | .688 |
| 1979 | CAL | AL | 148 | 509 | 87 | 166 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 75 | 77 | 57 | 3 | .326 | .418 | .462 | .880 |
| 1980 | CAL | AL | 30 | 93 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .290 | .365 | .419 | .784 |
| 1981 | CAL | AL | 93 | 317 | 47 | 79 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 46 | 35 | 1 | .249 | .352 | .379 | .730 |
| 1982 | CAL | AL | 158 | 623 | 109 | 175 | 37 | 2 | 28 | 84 | 86 | 58 | 2 | .281 | .368 | .482 | .850 |
| 1983 | CAL | AL | 113 | 403 | 68 | 99 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 53 | 62 | 59 | 1 | .246 | .352 | .429 | .781 |
| 1984 | CAL | AL | 156 | 539 | 65 | 148 | 28 | 2 | 23 | 91 | 70 | 66 | 0 | .275 | .360 | .462 | .822 |
| 1985 | CAL | AL | 150 | 520 | 80 | 137 | 23 | 1 | 20 | 85 | 78 | 61 | 5 | .264 | .371 | .427 | .798 |
| 1986 | CAL | AL | 152 | 513 | 90 | 137 | 27 | 4 | 20 | 95 | 90 | 84 | 4 | .267 | .389 | .452 | .841 |
| 1987 | CAL | AL | 155 | 567 | 110 | 154 | 29 | 3 | 29 | 77 | 106 | 85 | 5 | .272 | .400 | .487 | .887 |
| 1988 | CAL | AL | 135 | 484 | 80 | 117 | 18 | 2 | 25 | 64 | 81 | 63 | 3 | .242 | .362 | .442 | .805 |
| 1989 | CAL | AL | 142 | 544 | 59 | 154 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 59 | 56 | 87 | 0 | .283 | .354 | .414 | .768 |
| 1990 | CAL | AL | 96 | 330 | 47 | 90 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 0 | .273 | .374 | .467 | .841 |
| 1991 | TEX | AL | 123 | 407 | 76 | 113 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 49 | 58 | 70 | 1 | .278 | .377 | .455 | .831 |
| 1992 | TEX | AL | 107 | 320 | 53 | 89 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 62 | 58 | 1 | .278 | .407 | .428 | .835 |
| Career | — | — | 2,344 | 7,853 | 1,188 | 2,099 | 360 | 28 | 275 | 1,073 | 1,197 | 1,127 | 50 | .267 | .370 | .425 | .796 |
Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF | 777 | 1,491 | 39 | 7 | 2 | .995 |
| C | 675 | 3,383 | 325 | 40 | 31 | .989 |
| 3B | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .800 |