Yogi Berra vs. Brian Downing — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Yogi Berra holds a real edge over Brian Downing in this comparison. Yogi Berra led in contact rate (K%+ 263 vs 125), home run production (HR/PA+ 225 vs 137), and slugging (SLG+ 128 vs 116). Brian Downing held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 157 vs 92). The edge belongs to Yogi Berra.

Hitting Stats for Yogi Berra and Brian Downing

Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2120
152.08
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2344
151.08
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7555
541.97
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.812
0.812
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2150
154.23
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2099
135.29
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1422
102.01
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1436
92.56
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
321
23.03
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
23.2
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.8
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
275
17.72
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
663
42.73
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1247.39
89.48
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286.96
82.95
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
3340
215.28
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
2906
208.46
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.796
0.796
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.787
0.787
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1175
84.29
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1188
76.57
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1073
69.16
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
161.19
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1986
128.01
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1296.76
93.02
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1326.5
85.5
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
52
3.73
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
704
50.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
3.54
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
29.7
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
72.64
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
8.26
8.26
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
1.06
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
3.87
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
44
3.16
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.51
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
10.47
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.7
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.22
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.87
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2.84
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
56
4.02
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.06
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.57
53.57
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Brian Downing

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1460
1.11
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049
1.03
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4881
3.72
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.8
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.28
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.12
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5305
4.04
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5254
4
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.77
98.77
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.599
3.599
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.02
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.2
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.2
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
0.2