Brian Downing vs. John Milligan — Career Comparison

Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
John Milligan
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationCatcher

On the career numbers, Brian Downing posted the stronger offensive profile against John Milligan. Brian Downing posted stronger numbers in OPS (.799 vs .774) and on-base percentage (.374 vs .341). John Milligan had the advantage in batting average (.286 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 John Milligan

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2344
151.08
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
772
144.3
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3210
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2964
554.02
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2099
135.29
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
848
158.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1436
92.56
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
104.67
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
23.2
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
35.33
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.8
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
9.35
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
17.72
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
49
9.16
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
42.73
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
53.83
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286.96
82.95
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
451.13
84.32
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3340
215.28
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1284
240
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1094
204.49
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.774
0.774
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1188
76.57
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
440
82.24
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1073
69.16
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
497
92.9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1986
128.01
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
888
165.98
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1326.5
85.5
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
481.31
89.96
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
6.73
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
210
39.25
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
3.54
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
72.64
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
35.51
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
8.26
8.26
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.89
16.89
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
1.06
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
1.11
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
3.87
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.51
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.7
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
3.22
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.66
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2.84
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
6.06
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.66
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Brian Downing and John Milligan

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
1.11
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
1.04
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20322
27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6774
9
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4881
3.72
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4922
6.54
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.28
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
1.2
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
0.47
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5305
4.04
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6174
8.2
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5254
4
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5822
7.74
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.599
3.599
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.464
7.464
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.22
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.02
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
0.54
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
0.4
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
0.66
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
0.2
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
0.38