Brian Downing vs. Bob Elliott — Career Comparison

Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Bob Elliott
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird BasemanMVPAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Brian Downing holds a real edge over Bob Elliott in this comparison. Brian Downing led in walk rate (BB%+ 157 vs 138), contact rate (K%+ 125 vs 118), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 119 vs 116). Bob Elliott held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 150 vs 137). The edge belongs to Brian Downing.

Hitting Stats for Brian Downing and Bob Elliott

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2344
151.08
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
1978
144.91
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
8190
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7141
523.15
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.812
0.812
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2099
135.29
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2061
150.99
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1436
92.56
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1415
103.66
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
360
23.2
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
27.99
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.8
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.89
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
17.72
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
170
12.45
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
42.73
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
646
47.33
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286.96
82.95
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1189.43
87.14
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3340
215.28
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3141
230.11
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3425
220.75
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3044
223
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.796
0.796
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.787
0.787
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1188
76.57
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1064
77.95
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1073
69.16
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1195
87.55
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1986
128.01
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2089
153.04
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1326.5
85.5
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1248.97
91.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.17
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
967
70.84
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
3.54
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
72.64
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
604
44.25
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
8.26
8.26
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.56
13.56
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
1.06
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
60
3.87
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
4.84
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.51
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
12.7
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
13.7
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
50
3.22
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
4.4
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2.84
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.15
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.06
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
62
4.54
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.77
96.77

Fielding Stats for Brian Downing and Bob Elliott

Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
1.11
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1906
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35469
27
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11823
9
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4881
3.72
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2519
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.28
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2790
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.04
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5305
4.04
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5570
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5254
4
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5309
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.599
3.599
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.785
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0