Brian Downing Stats

Brian Downing was born on Monday, October 9, 1950, in Los Angeles, California. Downing was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 31, 1973, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Brian Downing baseball stats page.

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Brian Downing

Brian Downing Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#519)

Brian Downing Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#519)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Brian Jay Downing
Nickname:   Incredible Hulk
Born On:   10-09-1950
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Los Angeles, California
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Cypress Junior College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   194
First Game:   05-31-1973 (Age 22)
Last Game:   10-04-1992
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Brian Downing

Brian Downing Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Brian Downing

Brian Downing Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1973 White Sox 34 73 5 13 1 0 2 0 4 10 1 17 2 0 0 3 .178 .277 .274
1974 White Sox 108 293 41 66 12 1 10 0 39 51 3 72 4 0 2 11 .225 .344 .375
1975 White Sox 138 420 58 101 12 1 7 0 41 76 5 75 11 6 3 12 .240 .356 .324
1976 White Sox 104 317 38 81 14 0 3 0 30 40 0 55 4 3 1 2 .256 .338 .328
1977 White Sox 69 169 28 48 4 2 4 0 25 34 0 21 5 4 2 3 .284 .402 .402
1978 Angels 133 412 42 105 15 0 7 0 46 52 2 47 4 2 6 14 .255 .345 .342
1979 Angels 148 509 87 166 27 3 12 0 75 77 4 57 3 2 5 17 .326 .418 .462
1980 Angels 30 93 5 27 6 0 2 0 25 12 1 12 1 2 0 5 .290 .364 .419
1981 Angels 93 317 47 79 14 0 9 1 41 46 1 35 3 0 4 11 .249 .351 .379
1982 Angels 158 623 109 175 37 2 28 2 84 86 1 58 3 8 5 14 .281 .368 .482
1983 Angels 113 403 68 99 15 1 19 0 53 62 4 59 1 2 5 8 .246 .352 .429
1984 Angels 156 539 65 148 28 2 23 1 91 70 3 66 3 9 7 18 .275 .360 .462
1985 Angels 150 520 80 137 23 1 20 0 85 78 3 61 5 4 13 12 .263 .371 .427
1986 Angels 152 513 90 137 27 4 20 2 95 90 2 84 3 8 17 14 .267 .389 .452
1987 Angels 155 567 110 154 29 3 29 0 77 106 6 85 2 3 17 10 .272 .400 .487
1988 Angels 135 484 80 117 18 2 25 0 64 81 5 63 5 6 14 12 .242 .362 .442
1989 Angels 142 544 59 154 25 2 14 0 59 56 3 87 0 4 6 6 .283 .354 .414
1990 Angels 96 330 47 90 18 2 14 0 51 50 2 45 0 4 6 11 .273 .374 .467
1991 Rangers 123 407 76 113 17 2 17 1 49 58 7 70 1 2 8 7 .278 .377 .455
1992 Rangers 107 320 53 89 18 0 10 0 39 62 2 58 0 1 8 7 .278 .407 .428
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
20 Years 2,344 7,853 1,188 2,099 360 28 275 7 1,073 1,197 55 1,127 60 70 129 197 .267 .370 .425
Brian Downing

Brian Downing Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1973 White Sox 3B 8 - - 20 2.5 16 7 9 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00 -
1973 White Sox C 11 - - 54 4.9 53 46 7 1 1 0 - - .981 0.00 -
1973 White Sox OF 13 - - 20 1.5 20 19 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1974 White Sox C 63 - - 308 4.9 306 278 28 2 3 4 - - .994 0.00 -
1974 White Sox OF 39 - - 61 1.6 61 59 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1975 White Sox C 137 - - 822 6.0 814 730 84 8 5 11 - - .990 0.00 -
1976 White Sox C 93 - - 494 5.3 488 450 38 6 4 1 - - .988 0.00 -
1977 White Sox C 61 - - 354 5.8 348 320 28 6 5 1 - - .983 0.00 -
1977 White Sox OF 3 - - 5 1.7 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1978 Angels C 128 - - 768 6.0 763 681 82 5 6 2 - - .993 0.00 -
1979 Angels C 129 - - 715 5.5 704 669 35 11 5 6 - - .985 0.00 -
1980 Angels C 16 - - 75 4.7 75 69 6 0 0 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1981 Angels C 37 - - 158 4.3 157 140 17 1 2 1 - - .994 0.00 -
1981 Angels LF 56 - - 99 1.8 98 97 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1982 Angels LF 158 - - 330 2.1 330 321 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1983 Angels LF 84 - - 170 2.0 169 160 9 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1984 Angels LF 131 - - 277 2.1 277 272 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1985 Angels LF 121 - - 251 2.1 249 244 5 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1986 Angels LF 138 - - 275 2.0 272 267 5 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1987 Angels LF 34 - - 49 1.4 49 47 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
LF Totals 722 0 0 1,451 2.0 1,444 1,408 36 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .995 0.00 --
C Totals 675 0 0 3,748 5.6 3,708 3,383 325 40 31 26 n/a n/a .989 0.00 --
OF Totals 55 0 0 86 1.6 86 83 3 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
3B Totals 8 0 0 20 2.5 16 7 9 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00 --
20 Years 2,284 - 0 5,305 2.3 5,254 4,881 373 51 33 26 n/a n/a .990 0.00 --
Brian Downing

Brian Downing Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1973 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - 1 36.5 4.3 18.3 - - -
1974 White Sox 0 1 .000 - - 9 29.3 4.1 7.5 - - -
1975 White Sox 13 4 .765 - - 1 60.0 5.6 10.2 - - -
1976 White Sox 7 3 .700 - - 11 105.7 5.8 10.6 - - -
1977 White Sox 1 2 .333 - - 2 42.3 8.0 6.8 - - -
1978 Angels 3 2 .600 - - 2 58.9 8.8 9.0 - - -
1979 Angels 3 3 .500 - - 18 42.4 8.9 6.8 - - -
1980 Angels 0 2 .000 - - 13 46.5 7.8 3.7 - - -
1981 Angels 1 1 .500 - - 5 35.2 9.1 7.7 - - -
1982 Angels 2 1 .667 - - 0 22.3 10.7 7.4 - - -
1983 Angels 1 2 .333 - - 26 21.2 6.8 7.6 - - -
1984 Angels 0 4 .000 - - 21 23.4 8.2 5.9 - - -
1985 Angels 5 3 .625 - - 25 26.0 8.5 6.1 - - -
1986 Angels 4 4 .500 - - 10 25.7 6.1 5.4 - - -
1987 Angels 5 5 .500 - - 118 19.6 6.7 7.4 - - -
1988 Angels 3 4 .429 - - 132 19.4 7.7 7.6 - - -
1989 Angels 0 2 .000 - - 141 38.9 6.3 9.2 - - -
1990 Angels 0 0 .000 - - 87 23.6 7.3 6.5 - - -
1991 Rangers 1 1 .500 - - 109 23.9 5.8 8.3 - - -
1992 Rangers 1 0 1.000 - - 93 32.0 5.5 8.2 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
20 Years 50 44 .532 - - 824 28.6 7.0 7.3 - - -
Brian Downing

Brian Downing Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1973 Chicago White Sox 16 Undetermined - -
1974 Chicago White Sox 16 Undetermined - -
1975 Chicago White Sox 16 Undetermined - -
1976 Chicago White Sox 16 $40,000.00 - -
1977 Chicago White Sox 16 $65,000.00 - -
1978 California Angels 5 Undetermined - -
1979 California Angels 5 Undetermined Stats -
1980 California Angels 9 Undetermined - -
1981 California Angels 9 Undetermined - -
1982 California Angels 5 Undetermined - -
1983 California Angels 5 Undetermined - -
1984 California Angels 5 Undetermined - -
1985 California Angels 5 $808,333.00 - -
1986 California Angels 5 $808,333.00 - -
1987 California Angels 5 $900,000.00 - -
1988 California Angels 5 $900,000.00 - -
1989 California Angels 5 $1,250,000.00 - -
1990 California Angels 5 $1,250,000.00 - -
1991 Texas Rangers 55 Undetermined - -
1992 Texas Rangers 5, 55 $950,000.00 - -


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