Curtis Brown vs. Brian Downing — Career Comparison

Curtis Brown
Greatest GenerationFloridaNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIFirst Baseman
Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

On the career numbers, Curtis Brown posted the stronger offensive profile against Brian Downing. Curtis Brown posted stronger numbers in OPS (.883 vs .799) and on-base percentage (.467 vs .374). Brian Downing had the advantage in home run production (275 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Curtis Brown had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Curtis Brown and Brian Downing

Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2344
151.08
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
12
450
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7853
506.16
Curtis Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Curtis Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.949
0.949
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.812
0.812
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2099
135.29
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1436
92.56
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
23.2
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.8
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
17.72
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
42.73
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
116.46
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286.96
82.95
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3340
215.28
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3425
220.75
Curtis Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Curtis Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.883
0.883
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.796
0.796
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Curtis Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Curtis Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.125
1.125
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.787
0.787
Curtis Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1188
76.57
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
69.16
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1986
128.01
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
113.74
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1326.5
85.5
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
77.15
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
3.54
Curtis Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
72.64
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.26
8.26
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
3.87
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.51
Curtis Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.7
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
3.22
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2.84
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
6.06
Curtis Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19

Fielding Stats for Curtis Brown and Brian Downing

Curtis Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.69
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460
1.11
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4881
3.72
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.84
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
0.28
Curtis Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
10.69
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5305
4.04
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9.84
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5254
4
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Curtis Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.833
5.833
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.599
3.599
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Curtis Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Curtis Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2