Brian Downing
Brian Jay Downing (The Incredible Hulk)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 194 lb.

Born: October 9, 1950 in Los Angeles, CA
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1969. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 31, 1973
Final Game: October 4, 1992
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1973 CHW AL 22 OF 13 11 90.0 20 19 1 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -12.0 -0.9 -1.3 0.4 0 2.00 1.54 .980 2.29 2.02
1973 CHW AL 22 C 11 3 50.0 54 46 7 1 1 .981 1.0 24.0 1 9.54 4.82 .985 6.05 5.29 0 2 5 5 50%
1973 CHW AL 22 3B 8 4 35.1 20 7 9 4 0 .800 -1.7 -57.7 -1.7 -2.8 1.1 0 4.08 2.00 .960 3.01 2.68
1973 CHW AL 22 RF 8 8 58.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 6.2 0.3 -0.5 0.8 0 2.48 2.00 .975 2.09 1.72
1973 CHW AL 22 LF 6 3 32.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -45.0 -1.2 -0.8 -0.4 0 1.12 0.67 .975 2.00 1.68
1973 CHW AL 22 DH 1
1974 CHW AL 23 C 63 46 452.0 308 278 28 2 3 .994 -2.0 -5.3 -2 6.09 4.86 .983 5.89 5.01 4 14 42 21 33%
1974 CHW AL 23 OF 39 30 264.1 61 59 2 0 2 1.000 1.6 7.3 -0.4 1.7 -2.1 2 2.08 1.56 .980 2.41 2.12
1974 CHW AL 23 RF 34 28 242.1 56 54 2 0 2 1.000 2.0 9.9 0.0 1.7 -1.7 2 2.08 1.65 .975 2.18 1.86
1974 CHW AL 23 DH 9
1974 CHW AL 23 LF 5 2 22.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -21.8 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 2.05 1.00 .980 2.13 1.76
1975 CHW AL 24 C 137 134 1197.0 822 730 84 8 5 .990 5.0 5.0 5 6.12 5.94 .983 6.00 5.04 11 17 89 66 43%
1975 CHW AL 24 DH 1
1976 CHW AL 25 C 93 80 721.2 494 450 38 6 4 .988 2.0 3.3 2 6.09 5.25 .981 5.75 4.90 1 14 78 37 32%
1976 CHW AL 25 DH 11
1977 CHW AL 26 C 61 51 454.1 354 320 28 6 5 .983 -2.0 -5.3 -2 6.89 5.70 .986 6.01 5.06 1 6 51 22 30%
1977 CHW AL 26 OF 3 3 23.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -41.7 -0.8 -0.6 -0.2 0 1.96 1.67 .980 2.35 2.03
1977 CHW AL 26 DH 2
1977 CHW AL 26 LF 2 2 14.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -51.4 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 2.57 2.00 .975 2.12 1.75
1977 CHW AL 26 RF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 1.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.70
1978 CAL AL 27 C 128 121 1072.0 768 681 82 5 6 .993 4.0 4.5 4 6.41 5.96 .983 5.53 4.86 2 28 112 65 37%
1978 CAL AL 27 DH 2
1979 CAL AL 28 C 129 127 1091.2 715 669 35 11 5 .985 -8.0 -8.8 -8 5.80 5.46 .982 5.46 4.69 6 33 101 34 25% AS,MVP-14
1979 CAL AL 28 DH 18 AS,MVP-14
1980 CAL AL 29 C 16 15 119.0 75 69 6 0 0 1.000 -2.0 -20.2 -2 5.67 4.69 .985 5.48 4.60 0 0 20 1 5%
1980 CAL AL 29 DH 13
1981 CAL AL 30 LF 56 50 431.0 100 98 1 1 0 .990 -7.9 -22.0 -4.9 -2.4 -2.5 -3 2.07 1.77 .979 2.38 1.99
1981 CAL AL 30 OF 56 50 431.0 99 97 1 1 0 .990 -7.9 -22.0 -4.9 -2.4 -2.5 -3 2.05 1.75 .983 2.48 2.16
1981 CAL AL 30 C 37 33 291.1 158 140 17 1 2 .994 2.0 8.2 2 4.85 4.24 .987 5.51 4.76 1 5 21 13 38%
1981 CAL AL 30 DH 5
1982 CAL AL 31 LF 158 157 1307.2 330 322 8 0 0 1.000 6.2 5.7 3.2 -0.4 3.7 3 2.27 2.09 .981 2.29 1.91 MVP-14
1982 CAL AL 31 OF 158 157 1307.2 330 321 9 0 0 1.000 6.2 5.7 3.2 -0.4 3.7 3 2.27 2.09 .982 2.47 2.15 MVP-14
1983 CAL AL 32 LF 84 84 690.2 168 159 8 1 0 .994 -4.7 -8.2 -4.7 -1.1 -3.7 0 2.18 1.99 .977 2.32 1.90
1983 CAL AL 32 OF 84 84 690.2 170 160 9 1 0 .994 -4.7 -8.2 -4.7 -1.1 -3.7 0 2.20 2.01 .981 2.50 2.16
1983 CAL AL 32 DH 26
1984 CAL AL 33 LF 131 131 1106.0 277 272 5 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -0.2 -1.2 -1.8 0.6 1 2.25 2.11 .982 2.27 1.80 MVP-18
1984 CAL AL 33 OF 131 131 1106.0 277 272 5 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -0.2 -1.2 -1.8 0.6 1 2.25 2.11 .983 2.51 2.17 MVP-18
1984 CAL AL 33 DH 21 MVP-18
1985 CAL AL 34 LF 121 118 1015.1 251 244 5 2 0 .992 -3.6 -4.3 -2.6 -3.6 1.0 -1 2.21 2.06 .976 2.25 1.77
1985 CAL AL 34 OF 121 118 1015.1 251 244 5 2 0 .992 -3.6 -4.3 -2.6 -3.6 1.0 -1 2.21 2.06 .982 2.44 2.10
1985 CAL AL 34 DH 25
1986 CAL AL 35 LF 138 133 1147.2 275 267 5 3 0 .989 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.4 0.5 -1 2.13 1.97 .977 2.24 1.77
1986 CAL AL 35 OF 138 133 1147.2 275 267 5 3 0 .989 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.4 0.5 -1 2.13 1.97 .980 2.39 2.06
1986 CAL AL 35 DH 10
1987 CAL AL 36 DH 118
1987 CAL AL 36 LF 34 33 264.0 51 49 2 0 0 1.000 -3.2 -14.5 -4.2 -1.2 -3.0 1 1.74 1.50 .973 2.11 1.73
1987 CAL AL 36 OF 34 33 264.0 49 47 2 0 0 1.000 -3.2 -14.5 -4.2 -1.2 -3.0 1 1.67 1.44 .980 2.31 2.00
1988 CAL AL 37 DH 132
1989 CAL AL 38 DH 141
1990 CAL AL 39 DH 87
1991 TEX AL 40 DH 109
1992 TEX AL 41 DH 93
19 Seasons DH 824
10 Seasons OF 777 750 6339.2 1537 1491 39 7 2 .995 -13.5 -2.6 -15.5 -10.3 -5.3 2 2.17 1.97 .981 2.45 2.12
10 Seasons LF 735 713 6030.1 1465 1423 35 7 0 .995 -15.6 -3.1 -15.6 -11.5 -4.2 0 2.18 1.98 .978 2.27 1.83
9 Seasons C 675 610 5449.0 3748 3383 325 40 31 .989 0.0 0.0 0 6.12 5.49 .983 5.72 4.90 26 119 519 264 34%
3 Seasons RF 43 37 309.1 73 71 2 0 2 1.000 2.1 8.1 0.1 1.2 -1.1 2 2.12 1.70 .975 2.16 1.83
1 Season 3B 8 4 35.1 20 7 9 4 0 .800 -1.7 -57.7 -1.7 -2.8 1.1 0 4.08 2.00 .960 3.01 2.68
20 Seasons TOT 1460 1364 11824.0 5305 4881 373 51 33 .990 -15.2 -1.5 -17.2 -13.1 -4.2 2 0 0 4.00 3.60 .973 3.96 3.41 26 119 519 264 34%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1973 CHW AL 22 34 18 34 30 0 11 0 0 8 0 6 0 8 13 0 10 0
1974 CHW AL 23 108 82 108 98 0 63 0 0 0 0 5 0 34 39 6 13 6
1975 CHW AL 24 138 135 138 137 0 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1976 CHW AL 25 104 89 104 93 0 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 0
1977 CHW AL 26 69 55 69 64 0 61 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 5 1
1978 CAL AL 27 133 123 133 128 0 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3
1979 CAL AL 28 148 144 148 129 0 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 4 0
1980 CAL AL 29 30 27 30 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 0
1981 CAL AL 30 93 88 93 87 0 37 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 56 5 2 0
1982 CAL AL 31 158 157 158 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 158 0 0 158 0 1 0
1983 CAL AL 32 113 110 113 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 0 0 84 26 3 0
1984 CAL AL 33 156 150 156 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 131 0 0 131 19 4 2
1985 CAL AL 34 150 139 150 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 0 0 121 21 11 0
1986 CAL AL 35 152 142 152 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 0 0 138 9 10 0
1987 CAL AL 36 155 148 155 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 34 115 7 0
1988 CAL AL 37 135 131 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 131 4 0
1989 CAL AL 38 142 141 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 141 1 0
1990 CAL AL 39 96 87 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 9 0
1991 TEX AL 40 123 98 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 25 0
1992 TEX AL 41 107 91 107 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 15 1
20 Seasons 2344 2155 2344 1449 0 675 0 1 8 0 735 0 43 777 790 136 14
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1973 CHW AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40.0% 3 0 0.0% 1 153 81% 76% 26% 10 40%
1974 CHW AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 102 70% 85% 25% 9 56%
1977 CHW AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 86 40% 76% 19% 7 57%
1981 CAL AL 30 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 16 13 0 17 4 1 8 6 0 6 0 0 11 10 0 58 33 56.9% 24 1 1.7% 0 1879 55% 84% 26% 209 47%
1982 CAL AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 3 0 5 77 63 2 48 11 2 36 25 1 13 1 0 32 30 0 206 130 63.1% 71 5 2.4% 3 5689 58% 80% 25% 689 48%
1983 CAL AL 32 1 0 1 0 1 8 0 1 1 3 35 29 1 39 4 2 20 15 1 6 2 0 17 16 0 117 66 56.4% 47 4 3.4% 4 3124 62% 81% 22% 385 43%
1984 CAL AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 3 0 29 25 0 43 30 69.8% 12 1 2.3% 4 4866 54% 81% 26% 284 96%
1985 CAL AL 34 2 0 1 1 0 5 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 20 18 0 32 19 59.4% 13 0 0.0% 5 4448 49% 80% 26% 258 95%
1986 CAL AL 35 3 0 3 0 0 5 0 1 1 3 38 33 0 26 3 0 16 9 2 10 2 0 19 16 0 109 63 57.8% 44 2 1.8% 3 4888 48% 77% 30% 469 58%
1987 CAL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 10 8 0 8 0 1 8 7 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 31 18 58.1% 12 1 3.2% 1 1204 59% 78% 35% 118 43%
10 Seasons 7 0 6 1 1 35 1 7 8 16 182 150 4 144 22 6 90 63 4 57 8 0 132 119 0 605 362 59.8% 229 14 2.3% 21 26439 54% 80% 26% 2438 59%
MLB Averages 58.6% 2.7% 57% 78% 30% 52%

Advanced Fielding -- C*

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Pitching Stats Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA ERA RAvg Fld F2O% XI FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag SO Tot 1B 2B 3B K23 Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 263 n23 GB bFld bF2O%
1973 CHW AL 22 226 3.42 3.78 2 100% 0 0 46 2 1 0 43 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
1974 CHW AL 23 2050 4.02 4.52 19 100% 0 0 276 13 0 8 255 28 4 0 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0
1975 CHW AL 24 5383 3.77 4.15 67 97% 0 1 729 46 2 25 656 84 14 0 0 12 8 0 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 6 100%
1976 CHW AL 25 3267 4.17 4.48 33 91% 2 0 451 23 4 4 420 39 7 0 0 1 6 0 3 3 0 4 0 1 1 4 100%
1977 CHW AL 26 2073 4.50 5.17 39 97% 1 1 319 29 1 6 283 28 7 0 0 1 6 0 1 5 0 5 0 0 1 8 88%
1978 CAL AL 27 4801 3.74 4.09 56 96% 0 0 685 34 0 16 635 83 14 1 0 2 5 0 0 5 0 6 0 0 1 8 100%
1979 CAL AL 28 4888 4.27 4.76 53 92% 0 0 669 34 1 11 623 37 8 0 0 0 11 1 1 9 0 4 0 0 0 12 83%
1980 CAL AL 29 535 3.18 3.55 11 100% 0 0 69 7 0 0 62 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1981 CAL AL 30 1291 4.02 4.54 7 100% 0 0 141 3 1 4 133 17 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 24514 4.00 4.42 287 96% 3 2 3385 191 10 74 3110 329 62 2 0 22 40 1 7 32 0 33 0 2 4 41 93%
MLB Averages 3.82 4.28 95% 90%

Advanced Fielding -- C Baserunning*

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Year Tm Lg Age PB WP SBO SB CS CSctch CS% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS RBA RK SBlev CSlev
1973 CHW AL 22 0 2 78 5 5 5 50% 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 1.74 0.99
1974 CHW AL 23 4 14 772 42 21 18 33% 37 18 4 1 1 2 0 0 76 22 1.12 1.41
1975 CHW AL 24 11 17 2092 89 66 48 43% 83 59 6 3 0 4 0 0 145 73 1.39 1.15
1976 CHW AL 25 1 14 1252 78 37 27 32% 74 34 4 1 0 2 1 0 116 40 1.23 1.39
1977 CHW AL 26 1 6 824 51 22 18 30% 46 21 4 1 1 0 0 0 71 25 1.20 1.07
1978 CAL AL 27 2 28 1659 112 65 60 37% 102 61 8 4 2 0 1 0 174 70 1.32 1.34
1979 CAL AL 28 6 33 1806 101 34 26 25% 95 33 6 1 0 0 1 0 175 44 1.09 1.02
1980 CAL AL 29 1 0 204 20 1 1 5% 14 1 5 0 1 0 1 1 27 3 1.13 1.91
1981 CAL AL 30 2 5 487 21 13 13 38% 19 9 2 2 0 2 1 1 38 16 1.18 1.34
9 Seasons 28 119 9174 519 264 216 34% 475 241 39 13 5 10 5 2 830 298 1.24 1.24
MLB Averages 33% 1.29 1.27

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1973 CHW AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 266 77% 79% 21% 23 70%
1974 CHW AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 8 6 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 1 20 11 55.0% 7 2 10.0% 0 1048 72% 79% 28% 96 57%
1977 CHW AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 40 48% 65% 20% 4 25%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 8 6 0 8 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 1 22 11 50.0% 9 2 9.1% 0 1354 72% 78% 27% 123 59%
MLB Averages 43.4% 2.9% 57% 78% 30% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1973 CHW AL 22 160 56% 83% 27% 21 71% 0 7 6 0 1 9 9 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 160 56% 83% 27% 21 71% 0 7 6 0 1 9 9 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 57% 78% 28% 89% 70%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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