How Brian Downing's Assists Compares to Similar Players

Brian Downing totaled 373 career Assists, above the league average of 312.0 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Assists season came in 1975, posting 84, well above the league average of 51.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1987 at 2, well below the league average of 48.3 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Assists total went from 5 in 1985 to 5 in 1986 and 2 in 1987, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Assists profile — ranging from 2 to 84 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Brian Downing Lifetime Assists

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Brian Downing
Assists
Career373
Season Avg.24.87
162 Game Avg.41.39
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Brian Downing Assists Per Season

Brian Downing's Assists for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, DH, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Brian Downing Assists per season line chart

Brian Downing Assists by Team

Brian Downing's career Assists totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Brian Downing career Assists by team bar chart

Brian Downing Cumulative Assists — Career Progression

A running total of Brian Downing's career Assists, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Brian Downing Assists year-over-year waterfall chart

Brian Downing Assists Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Brian Downing's seasonal Assists alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Brian Downing Assists distribution box chart versus comparable players

Brian Downing Assists — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Brian Downing's MLB career with Assists alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Brian Downing Assists season-by-season breakdown table