How Brian Downing's Games Played as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Brian Downing totaled 1,460 career Games Played as Fielder, well above the league average of 350.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Played as Fielder season came in 1982, posting 158, well above the league average of 54.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1980 at 16, well below the league average of 56.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Played as Fielder total went from 121 in 1985 to 138 in 1986 and 34 in 1987, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Played as Fielder profile — ranging from 16 to 158 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Brian Downing Lifetime Games Played as Fielder

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Season Avg.97.33
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Brian Downing Games Played as Fielder Per Season

Brian Downing's Games Played as Fielder 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 Games Played as Fielder per season line chart

Brian Downing Games Played as Fielder by Team

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

Brian Downing Cumulative Games Played as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Brian Downing's career Games Played as Fielder, 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 Games Played as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Brian Downing Games Played as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Brian Downing's seasonal Games Played as Fielder 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 Games Played as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Brian Downing Games Played as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Brian Downing's MLB career with Games Played as Fielder 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 Games Played as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table