Brian Downing vs. Jordy Mercer — Career Comparison

Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Jordy Mercer
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Brian Downing comes out clearly ahead of Jordy Mercer across most offensive categories. Brian Downing led in walk rate (BB%+ 157 vs 88), home run production (HR/PA+ 137 vs 73), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 119 vs 99). Brian Downing was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Brian Downing and Jordy Mercer

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2344
151.08
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
950
166.86
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
3416
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3104
545.2
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2099
135.29
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
796
139.81
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1436
92.56
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
542
95.2
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
23.2
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
30.39
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.8
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.63
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
17.72
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
66
11.59
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
42.73
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
44.61
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286.96
82.95
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
381.3
66.97
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3340
215.28
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
1197
210.25
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
1069
187.76
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1188
76.57
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
330
57.96
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
69.16
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
308
54.1
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1986
128.01
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
572
100.47
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.5
85.5
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
382.91
67.26
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.74
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
246
43.21
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
55
3.54
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
9.84
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
72.64
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
589
103.45
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.26
8.26
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.8
5.8
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
3.87
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.86
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.51
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.99
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
12.7
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
12.82
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.22
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.28
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2.84
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.93
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.06
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
24
4.22
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.17
54.17

Fielding Stats for Brian Downing and Jordy Mercer

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460
1.11
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
936
1.11
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
1.01
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22704
27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7568
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4881
3.72
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1113
1.32
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.28
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2429
2.89
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.09
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5305
4.04
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3618
4.3
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5254
4
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3542
4.21
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.9
97.9
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.599
3.599
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.784
3.784
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.71
90.71
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
0.61
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0