Brant Alyea vs. Brian Downing — Career Comparison

Brant Alyea
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

On the career numbers, Brian Downing posted the stronger offensive profile against Brant Alyea. Brian Downing posted stronger numbers in OPS (.799 vs .752) and on-base percentage (.374 vs .331). Brant Alyea had the advantage in home run production (38 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Brian Downing had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brant Alyea and Brian Downing

Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
226.68
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2344
151.08
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
982
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
866
529.12
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
214
130.75
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2099
135.29
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
141
86.15
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1436
92.56
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
33
20.16
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
23.2
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.22
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.8
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.22
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
17.72
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
44.6
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
42.73
Brant Alyea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Brant Alyea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Brant Alyea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
117.61
71.86
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286.96
82.95
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
223.01
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3340
215.28
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
320
195.52
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Brant Alyea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
100
61.1
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1188
76.57
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
90.43
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1073
69.16
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
128.31
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1986
128.01
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
115.57
70.61
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.5
85.5
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.67
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
100
61.1
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.28
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
3.54
Brant Alyea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
128.31
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
72.64
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
4.68
4.68
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.26
8.26
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
3.87
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.11
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
4.51
Brant Alyea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
22
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
12.7
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.05
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.22
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.28
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
2.84
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.33
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
6.06
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 600 PA
41.67
41.67
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.19
53.19

Fielding Stats for Brant Alyea and Brian Downing

Brant Alyea
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.32
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460
1.11
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.16
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1364
1.04
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5106
27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1702
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
1.84
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4881
3.72
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.28
Brant Alyea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
1.98
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5305
4.04
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
1.93
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5254
4
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.33
97.33
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.599
3.599
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.95
87.95
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Brant Alyea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brant Alyea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Brant Alyea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2