Brian Downing vs. Maikel Franco — Career Comparison

Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Maikel Franco
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Brian Downing comes out clearly ahead of Maikel Franco across most offensive categories. Brian Downing led in walk rate (BB%+ 157 vs 82), on-base percentage (OBP+ 119 vs 94), and slugging (SLG+ 116 vs 104). Maikel Franco held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 141 vs 125). Brian Downing was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Brian Downing and Maikel Franco

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2344
151.08
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
923
155
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
3573
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3309
555.67
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2099
135.29
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
809
135.85
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1436
92.56
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
512
85.98
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
23.2
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
27.37
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.8
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.67
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
17.72
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
21.83
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
42.73
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
49.87
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Maikel Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Maikel Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Maikel Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286.96
82.95
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
401.81
67.47
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3340
215.28
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1370
230.06
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
1046
175.65
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Maikel Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1188
76.57
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
364
61.13
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1073
69.16
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
467
78.42
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1986
128.01
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
701
117.72
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.5
85.5
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
388.51
65.24
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.69
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
221
37.11
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
3.54
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
6.55
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
72.64
Maikel Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
95.55
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.26
8.26
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
6.28
6.28
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
3.87
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
4.51
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.53
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
12.7
Maikel Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
17.8
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.22
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.84
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2.84
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.17
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.06
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.01
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19
Maikel Franco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33

Fielding Stats for Brian Downing and Maikel Franco

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
1.11
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
1.07
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
1.02
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
22124
27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
7374.2
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4881
3.72
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
0.77
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.28
Maikel Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
1.75
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.11
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5305
4.04
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2149
2.62
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5254
4
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2062
2.52
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.599
3.599
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.359
2.359
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Maikel Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Maikel Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.17
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Maikel Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Maikel Franco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2
Maikel Franco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0