Brian Anderson vs. Brian Downing — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

On the career numbers, Brian Downing posted the stronger offensive profile against Brian Anderson. Brian Downing posted stronger numbers in OPS (.799 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.374 vs .292). 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 Brian Anderson and Brian Downing

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
355
241.22
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2344
151.08
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
883
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
799
542.92
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
181
122.99
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2099
135.29
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
111
75.42
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1436
92.56
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
31.94
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
23.2
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.8
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.95
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
17.72
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.57
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
42.73
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
88.01
59.8
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286.96
82.95
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
296
201.13
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3340
215.28
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
254
172.59
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
108
73.39
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1188
76.57
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
80
54.36
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
69.16
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
166
112.8
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1986
128.01
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
83.26
56.57
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.5
85.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.44
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
44.17
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
3.54
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
141.34
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
72.64
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.26
8.26
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.76
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
3.87
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.72
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.51
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.19
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.7
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.83
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
3.22
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.51
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
2.84
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.35
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
6.06
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
48.15
48.15
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.19
53.19

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Brian Downing

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.45
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460
1.11
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
2.43
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4881
3.72
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.28
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.04
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
2.48
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5305
4.04
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
2.46
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5254
4
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.699
1.699
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.599
3.599
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.39
62.39
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2