How Brian Downing's On Base Percentage (OBP) Compares to Similar Players

Brian Downing posted a career On Base Percentage (OBP) of .370, above the league average of .330 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best On Base Percentage (OBP) season came in 1979, posting .418, well above the league average of .335 that year. The lowest point came in 1973 at .277, below the league average of .327 that year. The On Base Percentage (OBP) trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .374 in 1990 to .377 in 1991 and .407 in 1992. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. One of the more consistent On Base Percentage (OBP) producers of his era, the career line shows above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 20 seasons.

Brian Downing Lifetime On Base Percentage (OBP)

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Brian Downing On Base Percentage (OBP) Per Season

Brian Downing's On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) per season line chart

Brian Downing On Base Percentage (OBP) by Team

Brian Downing's career On Base Percentage (OBP) totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Brian Downing career On Base Percentage (OBP) by team bar chart

Brian Downing On Base Percentage (OBP) Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Brian Downing's career On Base Percentage (OBP) shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Brian Downing On Base Percentage (OBP) year-over-year waterfall chart

Brian Downing On Base Percentage (OBP) Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Brian Downing's seasonal On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) distribution box chart versus comparable players

Brian Downing On Base Percentage (OBP) — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Brian Downing's MLB career with On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) season-by-season breakdown table