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Historical player · 1973–1992

Brian Downing

B/T R/R · HT 70 · WT 170 · Born 10/9/1950 · From Los Angeles, CA USA · Debut 1973-05-31 · Final 1992-10-04

Career · batting

2,344

7,853

2,099

275

RBI

1,073

1,197

AVG/OPS

0.267 · 0.795

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the California Angels · 1978–1990

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222

#4 on the Angels

↑ 50 G. Anderson

↓ 40 T. Glaus

Hits

1,588

#4 on the Angels

↑ 86 T. Salmon

↓ 83 D. Erstad

RBI

846

#4 on the Angels

↑ 170 T. Salmon

↓ 63 A. Pujols

#55 on the Angels

↑ 1 C. Davis

↓ 1 J. Edmonds

Runs

889

#4 on the Angels

↑ 97 T. Salmon

↓ 71 D. Erstad

866

#3 on the Angels

↑ 104 T. Salmon

↓ 236 B. Grich

Career with the Texas Rangers · 1991–1992

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#93 on the Rangers

↑ 1 J. Fregosi

↓ 1 J. Grubb

Hits

202

#118 on the Rangers

↑ 1 D. Zimmer

↓ 2 B. Johnson

RBI

#123 on the Rangers

↑ 1 B. Haselman

↓ 2 C. Tovar

#255 on the Rangers

↑ 1 L. Biittner

↓ 1 G. Zaun

Runs

129

#98 on the Rangers

↑ 2 C. Tovar

↓ 3 B. Allen

120

#80 on the Rangers

↑ 1 P. Fielder

↓ 1 J. Profar

Career with the Chicago White Sox · 1973–1977

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#120 on the White Sox

↑ 1 P. Kelly

↓ 1 D. Philley

Hits

309

#151 on the White Sox

↑ 8 B. Skowron

↓ 1 E. Swanson

RBI

139

#151 on the White Sox

↑ 1 G. Kell

↓ 1 N. Leibold

#157 on the White Sox

↑ 1 S. Fletcher

↓ 1 F. Baker

Runs

170

#143 on the White Sox

↑ 3 T. Agee

↓ 2 B. Dent

211

#73 on the White Sox

↑ 1 R. Radcliff

↓ 1 L. Johnson

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MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever

275

#209 all-time MLB

↑ 2 R. York

↓ 1 D. Bichette

Hits

2,099

#240 all-time MLB

↑ 1 C. Milan

↓ 3 G. Templeton

RBI

1,073

#241 all-time MLB

↑ 2 P. Higgins

↓ 1 G. Vaughn

#1,753 all-time MLB

↑ 1 S. Barkley

↓ 1 A. Amezaga

Batting · year by year

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG
1973	White Sox	AL	34	73	5	13	1	0	2	4	0	10	17	0.178	0.277	0.274
1974	White Sox	AL	108	293	41	66	12	1	10	39	0	51	72	0.225	0.344	0.375
1975	White Sox	AL	138	420	58	101	12	1	7	41	13	76	75	0.240	0.356	0.324
1976	White Sox	AL	104	317	38	81	14	0	3	30	7	40	55	0.256	0.338	0.328
1977	White Sox	AL	69	169	28	48	4	2	4	25	1	34	21	0.284	0.402	0.402
1978	Angels	AL	133	412	42	105	15	0	7	46	3	52	47	0.255	0.345	0.342
1979	Angels	AL	148	509	87	166	27	3	12	75	3	77	57	0.326	0.418	0.462
1980	Angels	AL	30	93	5	27	6	0	2	25	0	12	12	0.290	0.364	0.419
1981	Angels	AL	93	317	47	79	14	0	9	41	1	46	35	0.249	0.351	0.379
1982	Angels	AL	158	623	109	175	37	2	28	84	2	86	58	0.281	0.368	0.482
1983	Angels	AL	113	403	68	99	15	1	19	53	1	62	59	0.246	0.352	0.429
1984	Angels	AL	156	539	65	148	28	2	23	91	0	70	66	0.275	0.360	0.462
1985	Angels	AL	150	520	80	137	23	1	20	85	5	78	61	0.263	0.371	0.427
1986	Angels	AL	152	513	90	137	27	4	20	95	4	90	84	0.267	0.389	0.452
1987	Angels	AL	155	567	110	154	29	3	29	77	5	106	85	0.272	0.400	0.487
1988	Angels	AL	135	484	80	117	18	2	25	64	3	81	63	0.242	0.362	0.442
1989	Angels	AL	142	544	59	154	25	2	14	59	0	56	87	0.283	0.354	0.414
1990	Angels	AL	96	330	47	90	18	2	14	51	0	50	45	0.273	0.374	0.467
1991	Rangers	AL	123	407	76	113	17	2	17	49	1	58	70	0.278	0.377	0.455
1992	Rangers	AL	107	320	53	89	18	0	10	39	1	62	58	0.278	0.407	0.428
Career			2,344	7,853	1,188	2,099	360	28	275	1,073	50	1,197	1,127	0.267	0.370	0.425

Fielding by position

Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP
OF	777	750	6,338.7	1,491	39	7	2
C	675	610	5,449.0	3,383	325	40	31
3B	8	4	35.3	7	9	4	0

Hall of Fame voting

Year	Body	Votes	Needed	Status
1998	BBWAA	2	355	Ballot