How Brian Downing's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Brian Downing totaled 35,469 career Played Outs, well above the league average of 6,515.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Played Outs season came in 1982, posting 3,923, well above the league average of 1,113.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1980 at 357, well below the league average of 1,157.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 3,046 in 1985 to 3,443 in 1986 and 792 in 1987, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 357 to 3,923 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Brian Downing Lifetime Played Outs

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Brian Downing Played Outs Per Season

Brian Downing's Played Outs 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 Played Outs per season line chart

Brian Downing Played Outs by Team

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

Brian Downing Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

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

Brian Downing Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Brian Downing's seasonal Played Outs 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 Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Brian Downing Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Brian Downing's MLB career with Played Outs 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 Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table