How Brian Downing's OPS Compares to Similar Players
Brian Downing posted a career OPS of .796, near the league average of .725 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best OPS season came in 1987, posting .887, above the league average of .757 that year. The lowest point came in 1973 at .551, well below the league average of .707 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .841 in 1990 to .831 in 1991 and .835 in 1992. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 20 seasons.
Brian Downing Lifetime OPS
Stats similar to OPS for Brian Downing
| Brian Downing
OPS |
|---|
| Career | 0.796 |
| Season Avg. | 0.796 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.796 |
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Brian Downing OPS Per Season
Brian Downing's OPS 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 OPS by Team
Brian Downing's career OPS totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Brian Downing OPS Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Brian Downing's career OPS 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 OPS Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Brian Downing's seasonal OPS 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 OPS — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Brian Downing's MLB career with OPS 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.
