Brian Downing vs. Nick Markakis — Career Comparison

Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Nick Markakis
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRight FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Brian Downing holds a real edge over Nick Markakis in this comparison. Brian Downing led in home run production (HR/PA+ 137 vs 93), walk rate (BB%+ 157 vs 122), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 119 vs 113). Nick Markakis held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 142 vs 125). The edge belongs to Brian Downing.

Hitting Stats for Brian Downing and Nick Markakis

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2344
151.08
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
2154
138.65
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9321
600
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8302
534.41
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.795
0.795
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2099
135.29
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2388
153.72
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1436
92.56
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1663
107.05
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
360
23.2
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
33.09
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.8
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1.42
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
17.72
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
189
12.17
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
663
42.73
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
46.67
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286.96
82.95
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
1259.89
81.1
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
3340
215.28
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3513
226.13
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
3330
214.35
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1188
76.57
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
1119
72.03
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
69.16
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
1046
67.33
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1986
128.01
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
1976
127.2
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.5
85.5
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
1306.66
84.11
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
51
3.28
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
891
57.35
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
55
3.54
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
5.09
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1127
72.64
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
1230
79.18
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.26
8.26
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
7.58
7.58
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
3.87
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.26
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
70
4.51
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.7
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
12.7
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
214
13.78
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
50
3.22
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
4.25
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2.84
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 600 PA
32
2.06
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
94
6.06
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
6.31
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.35
67.35

Fielding Stats for Brian Downing and Nick Markakis

Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
1.11
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2113
1.03
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2082
1.02
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55355
27
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18451.2
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4881
3.72
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4177
2.04
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.28
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.06
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.04
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.01
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5305
4.04
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4328
2.11
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5254
4
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4301
2.1
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.599
3.599
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.036
2.036
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.53
98.53
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.01
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Nick Markakis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2
Nick Markakis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0