Brian Downing vs. Tim Raines — Career Comparison

Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Tim Raines
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star

Brian Downing and Tim Raines are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 119 for Brian Downing, 123 for Tim Raines), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 116 vs 121). The overall lean goes to Tim Raines, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Brian Downing and Tim Raines

Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2344
151.08
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2502
144.92
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10359
600
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8872
513.87
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.812
0.812
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.869
0.869
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2099
135.29
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2605
150.88
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1436
92.56
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1892
109.59
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
360
23.2
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
24.91
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.8
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
6.55
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
17.72
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
170
9.85
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
663
42.73
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
713
41.3
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1286.96
82.95
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1680.41
97.33
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
3340
215.28
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3771
218.42
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
3425
220.75
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
230.35
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.796
0.796
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.787
0.787
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1188
76.57
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1571
90.99
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
69.16
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
980
56.76
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1986
128.01
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2381
137.91
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1326.5
85.5
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1675.18
97.03
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
42
2.43
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1330
77.03
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
55
3.54
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.57
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
72.64
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
966
55.95
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
8.26
8.26
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.72
10.72
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
1.06
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
1.38
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
3.87
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.26
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.51
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
4.4
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.7
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
8.22
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
50
3.22
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
808
46.8
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
44
2.84
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
8.46
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
94
6.06
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
954
55.26
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.7
84.7

Fielding Stats for Brian Downing and Tim Raines

Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
1.11
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2176
1.05
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099
1.02
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55823
27
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18607.2
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4881
3.72
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
4284
2.07
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.28
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
0.13
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.04
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.03
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5305
4.04
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
4618
2.23
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5254
4
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
4557
2.2
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.68
98.68
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.599
3.599
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.094
2.094
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.46
96.46
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.02
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0