Brian Downing
1973–1992 · bats R / throws R · ALS, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers
2,344G
.267AVG
.370OBP
.425SLG
2,099H
275HR
1,073RBI
50SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,344 | 9,309 | 7,853 | 1,188 | 2,099 | 360 | 28 | 275 | 1,073 | 1,197 | 1,128 | 50 | 44 | 129 | 70 | 3,340 | .267 | .370 | .425 | .795 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1987-07-28 to 1987-08-17
30longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1991-06-01 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1987-09-26 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1985-04-28 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1170 | 4592 | 1016 | 138 | 512 | 624 | 522 | .265 | .357 | .426 |
| Away | 1174 | 4717 | 1083 | 137 | 561 | 573 | 606 | .270 | .351 | .425 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 309 | 1254 | 275 | 48 | 154 | 187 | 142 | .268 | .368 | .461 |
| May | 355 | 1426 | 327 | 40 | 144 | 191 | 165 | .272 | .363 | .425 |
| June | 371 | 1463 | 328 | 30 | 153 | 170 | 177 | .262 | .340 | .400 |
| July | 398 | 1589 | 370 | 53 | 193 | 214 | 182 | .279 | .368 | .442 |
| August | 424 | 1703 | 386 | 49 | 213 | 210 | 219 | .267 | .350 | .420 |
| September | 446 | 1721 | 378 | 53 | 201 | 209 | 226 | .259 | .341 | .417 |
| October | 41 | 153 | 35 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 17 | .261 | .333 | .381 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| athletics | 210 | 806 | 190 | 29 | 100 | 109 | 103 | .280 | .371 | .459 |
| minnesota-twins | 201 | 781 | 180 | 19 | 87 | 111 | 84 | .276 | .373 | .428 |
| kansas-city-royals | 201 | 777 | 176 | 25 | 95 | 94 | 92 | .265 | .347 | .431 |
| texas-rangers | 189 | 738 | 163 | 14 | 69 | 88 | 91 | .261 | .340 | .388 |
| baltimore-orioles | 181 | 732 | 156 | 22 | 77 | 86 | 81 | .246 | .331 | .405 |
| boston-red-sox | 180 | 740 | 174 | 27 | 90 | 92 | 83 | .275 | .359 | .451 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 170 | 694 | 150 | 23 | 86 | 85 | 82 | .254 | .339 | .417 |
| detroit-tigers | 169 | 666 | 157 | 19 | 81 | 88 | 77 | .280 | .368 | .418 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 34 | 73 | 13 | 2 | 4 | – | .178 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 108 | 293 | 66 | 10 | 39 | – | .225 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 138 | 420 | 101 | 7 | 41 | 13 | .240 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 104 | 317 | 81 | 3 | 30 | 7 | .256 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 69 | 169 | 48 | 4 | 25 | 1 | .284 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 133 | 412 | 105 | 7 | 46 | 3 | .255 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 148 | 509 | 166 | 12 | 75 | 3 | .326 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 30 | 93 | 27 | 2 | 25 | – | .290 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 93 | 317 | 79 | 9 | 41 | 1 | .249 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 158 | 623 | 175 | 28 | 84 | 2 | .281 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 113 | 403 | 99 | 19 | 53 | 1 | .246 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 156 | 539 | 148 | 23 | 91 | – | .275 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 150 | 520 | 137 | 20 | 85 | 5 | .263 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 152 | 513 | 137 | 20 | 95 | 4 | .267 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 155 | 567 | 154 | 29 | 77 | 5 | .272 | – | – | |
| 1988 | 135 | 484 | 117 | 25 | 64 | 3 | .242 | – | – | |
| 1989 | 142 | 544 | 154 | 14 | 59 | – | .283 | – | – | |
| 1990 | 96 | 330 | 90 | 14 | 51 | – | .273 | – | – | |
| 1991 | 123 | 407 | 113 | 17 | 49 | 1 | .278 | – | – | |
| 1992 | 107 | 320 | 89 | 10 | 39 | 1 | .278 | – | – |