Brian Downing
Born: October 9, 1950, Los Angeles, CAHeight: 5'10" Weight: 170 Bats: Right Throws: Right
College: Cypress JC
Click on the year to see the player's game log and splits for that season. Click on the team to see that team's roster and stats.
Batting Statistics Hide partial season data Year Team Lg Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1973 Chicago AL 22 34 73 5 13 20 1 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 9 1 0 17 3 .178 .274 .277 1974 Chicago AL 23 108 293 41 66 110 12 1 10 39 4 0 0 1 48 3 2 72 11 .225 .375 .344 1975 Chicago AL 24 138 420 58 101 136 12 1 7 41 11 6 13 4 71 5 3 75 12 .240 .324 .356 1976 Chicago AL 25 104 317 38 81 104 14 0 3 30 4 3 7 3 40 0 1 55 2 .256 .328 .338 1977 Chicago AL 26 69 169 28 48 68 4 2 4 25 5 4 1 2 34 0 2 21 3 .284 .402 .402 1978 California AL 27 133 412 42 105 141 15 0 7 46 4 2 3 2 50 2 6 47 14 .255 .342 .345 1979 California AL 28 148 509 87 166 235 27 3 12 75 3 2 3 3 73 4 5 57 17 .326 .462 .418 1980 California AL 29 30 93 5 27 39 6 0 2 25 1 2 0 2 11 1 0 12 5 .290 .419 .364 1981 California AL 30 93 317 47 79 120 14 0 9 41 3 0 1 1 45 1 4 35 11 .249 .379 .351 1982 California AL 31 158 623 109 175 300 37 2 28 84 3 8 2 1 85 1 5 58 14 .281 .482 .368 1983 California AL 32 113 403 68 99 173 15 1 19 53 1 2 1 2 58 4 5 59 8 .246 .429 .352 1984 California AL 33 156 539 65 148 249 28 2 23 91 3 9 0 4 67 3 7 66 18 .275 .462 .360 1985 California AL 34 150 520 80 137 222 23 1 20 85 5 4 5 3 75 3 13 61 12 .263 .427 .371 1986 California AL 35 152 513 90 137 232 27 4 20 95 3 8 4 4 88 2 17 84 14 .267 .452 .389 1987 California AL 36 155 567 110 154 276 29 3 29 77 2 3 5 5 100 6 17 85 10 .272 .487 .400 1988 California AL 37 135 484 80 117 214 18 2 25 64 5 6 3 4 76 5 14 63 12 .242 .442 .362 1989 California AL 38 142 544 59 154 225 25 2 14 59 0 4 0 2 53 3 6 87 6 .283 .414 .354 1990 California AL 39 96 330 47 90 154 18 2 14 51 0 4 0 0 48 2 6 45 11 .273 .467 .374 1991 Texas AL 40 123 407 76 113 185 17 2 17 49 1 2 1 1 51 7 8 70 7 .278 .455 .377 1992 Texas AL 41 107 320 53 89 137 18 0 10 39 0 1 1 0 60 2 8 58 7 .278 .428 .407 TOTALS 2344 7853 1188 2099 3340 360 28 275 1073 60 70 50 44 1142 55 129 1127 197 .267 .425 .370
| Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Defensive Statistics Year Team Lg POS INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 SB CS PB PkO 1973 Chicago AL C 50.0 3 8 0 11 46 7 1 1 .981 5 5 0 1973 Chicago AL 3B 35.1 4 4 1 8 7 9 4 0 .800 4.08 1973 Chicago AL RF 58.0 8 0 4 8 16 0 0 0 1.000 2.48 1973 Chicago AL LF 32.0 3 3 1 6 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.12 1974 Chicago AL C 452.0 46 17 0 63 278 28 2 3 .994 42 21 4 1974 Chicago AL RF 242.1 28 6 9 34 54 2 0 2 1.000 2.08 1974 Chicago AL LF 22.0 2 3 0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.05 1975 Chicago AL C 1197.0 134 3 7 137 730 84 8 5 .990 89 66 11 1976 Chicago AL C 721.2 80 13 11 93 450 38 6 4 .988 78 37 1 1977 Chicago AL C 454.1 51 10 8 61 320 28 6 5 .983 51 22 1 1977 Chicago AL LF 14.0 2 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.57 1977 Chicago AL RF 9.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1978 California AL C 1072.0 121 7 11 128 681 82 5 6 .993 112 65 2 1979 California AL C 1091.2 127 2 13 129 669 35 11 5 .985 101 34 6 1980 California AL C 119.0 15 1 4 16 69 6 0 0 1.000 20 1 0 1981 California AL LF 431.0 50 6 17 56 98 1 1 0 .990 2.07 1981 California AL C 291.1 33 4 3 37 140 17 1 2 .994 21 13 1 1982 California AL LF 1307.2 157 1 55 158 322 8 0 0 1.000 2.27 1983 California AL LF 690.2 84 0 31 84 159 8 1 0 .994 2.18 1984 California AL LF 1106.0 131 0 38 131 272 5 0 0 1.000 2.25 1985 California AL LF 1015.1 118 3 20 121 244 5 2 0 .992 2.21 1986 California AL LF 1147.2 133 5 30 138 267 5 3 0 .989 2.13 1987 California AL LF 264.0 33 1 14 34 49 2 0 0 1.000 1.74
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls |
Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Chicago White Sox (August 19, 1969).
- Placed on disabled list by Chicago White Sox (June 1, 1973)
- Activated by Chicago White Sox (July 9, 1973)
- Placed on disabled list by Chicago White Sox (July 30, 1976)
- Activated by Chicago White Sox (August 15, 1976)
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Chris Knapp and Dave Frost to California Angels in exchange for Bobby Bonds, Thad Bosley and Richard Dotson (December 5, 1977).
- Placed on disabled list by California Angels, (April 20, 1980).
- Activated by California Angels, (September 1, 1980).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
- Signed by California Angels (January 8, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (April 13, 1991).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 1991).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (December 7, 1991).
- Granted free agency (November 6, 1992).
The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".