Brian Downing vs. Joe Pepitone — Career Comparison

Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Joe Pepitone
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Brian Downing holds a real edge over Joe Pepitone in this comparison. Brian Downing led in walk rate (BB%+ 157 vs 66), on-base percentage (OBP+ 119 vs 97), and batting average (AVG+ 108 vs 105). Joe Pepitone held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 189 vs 137). The edge belongs to Brian Downing.

Hitting Stats for Brian Downing and Joe Pepitone

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2344
151.08
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1397
153.07
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
5476
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5097
558.47
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2099
135.29
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1315
144.08
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1436
92.56
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
903
98.94
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
23.2
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
158
17.31
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.8
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.83
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
17.72
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
24
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
42.73
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
412
45.14
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286.96
82.95
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
662.12
72.55
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3340
215.28
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2200
241.05
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
1645
180.24
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1188
76.57
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
606
66.4
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1073
69.16
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
721
79
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1986
128.01
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
1108
121.4
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.5
85.5
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
666.03
72.98
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.07
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
302
33.09
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
55
3.54
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
8
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
72.64
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
57.63
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
8.26
8.26
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.41
10.41
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
3.87
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.53
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.51
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.83
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
12.7
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
13.59
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
3.22
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.49
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
2.84
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.51
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
6.06
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
8
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.16
56.16

Fielding Stats for Brian Downing and Joe Pepitone

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460
1.11
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.13
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1295
1.01
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34749
27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
11583
9
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4881
3.72
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9036
7.02
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.28
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
0.51
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.06
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5305
4.04
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9767
7.59
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5254
4
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9686
7.53
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.599
3.599
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.685
6.685
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.37
89.37
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
0.61
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0