How Brian Downing's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players
Brian Downing posted a career Range Factor of 3.6, above the league average of 3.1 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Range Factor season came in 1978, posting 5.96, well above the league average of 3.23 that year. The lowest point came in 1987 at 1.44, well below the league average of 3.04 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.06 in 1985 to 1.97 in 1986 and 1.44 in 1987. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Range Factor profile — ranging from 1.44 to 5.96 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Brian Downing Lifetime Range Factor
Stats similar to Range Factor for Brian Downing
| Brian Downing
Range Factor |
|---|
| Career | 3.599 |
| Season Avg. | 3.599 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.599 |
| More Info | See More |
Brian Downing Range Factor Per Season
Brian Downing's Range Factor 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 Range Factor by Team
Brian Downing's career Range Factor totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Brian Downing Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Brian Downing's career Range Factor 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 Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Brian Downing's seasonal Range Factor 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 Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Brian Downing's MLB career with Range Factor 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.
