George Burns vs. Brian Downing — Career Comparison

George Burns
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

George Burns and Brian Downing are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 118 for George Burns, 119 for Brian Downing), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 116). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for George Burns and Brian Downing

George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1853
134.75
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2344
151.08
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
8251
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7241
526.55
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.786
0.786
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2077
151.04
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2099
135.29
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1566
113.88
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1436
92.56
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
26.32
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
360
23.2
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
7.85
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.8
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
41
2.98
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
17.72
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
511
37.16
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
42.73
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1126.11
81.89
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286.96
82.95
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
2778
202.01
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3340
215.28
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
2975
216.34
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.765
0.765
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1188
86.39
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1188
76.57
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
611
44.43
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
69.16
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1758
127.84
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1986
128.01
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1196.3
86.99
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1326.5
85.5
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.89
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
872
63.41
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
3.54
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
565
41.09
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
72.64
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.6
14.6
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
8.26
8.26
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
1.54
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
1.06
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
8.14
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
60
3.87
George Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.51
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.7
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
27.85
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
50
3.22
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
10.11
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
44
2.84
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
37.96
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
94
6.06
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.37
73.37
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19

Fielding Stats for George Burns and Brian Downing

George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1845
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
1.11
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35469
27
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11823
9
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3918
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4881
3.72
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.28
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.04
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4244
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5305
4.04
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4116
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5254
4
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.231
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.599
3.599
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
George Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2