Brian Downing vs. Terry Francona — Career Comparison

Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Terry Francona
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Brian Downing posted the stronger offensive profile against Terry Francona. Brian Downing posted stronger numbers in OPS (.799 vs .657) and on-base percentage (.374 vs .306). Terry Francona had the advantage in batting average (.274 vs .267). By the career numbers, Brian Downing had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Downing and Terry Francona

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2344
151.08
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
708
232.64
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
1826
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1731
568.78
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2099
135.29
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
155.75
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1436
92.56
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
124.21
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
23.2
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
24.32
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.8
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.97
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
17.72
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.26
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
42.73
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
96
31.54
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286.96
82.95
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
174.68
57.4
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3340
215.28
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
608
199.78
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
544
178.75
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1188
76.57
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
163
53.56
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
69.16
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
143
46.99
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1986
128.01
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
290
95.29
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.5
85.5
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
194.2
63.81
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.64
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
65
21.36
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
3.54
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.93
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
72.64
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
39.1
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
8.26
8.26
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.34
15.34
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
3.87
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.93
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.51
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.29
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.7
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
9.86
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
3.22
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.94
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
2.84
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.94
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
6.06
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
7.89
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.19
53.19
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Brian Downing and Terry Francona

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460
1.11
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
1.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
0.92
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
9134
27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
3044.2
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4881
3.72
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2032
6.01
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
0.28
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.56
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5305
4.04
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2242
6.63
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5254
4
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2220
6.56
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.02
99.02
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.599
3.599
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.362
4.362
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.9
60.9
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.5
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0