Brian Downing
Born: October 9, 1950, Los Angeles, CAHeight: 5'10" Weight: 170 Bats: Right Throws: Right
College: Cypress JC
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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).