Brian Downing vs. Lew Ritter — Career Comparison

Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Lew Ritter
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Brian Downing posted the stronger offensive profile against Lew Ritter. Brian Downing posted stronger numbers in OPS (.799 vs .539) and on-base percentage (.374 vs .271). 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 Lew Ritter

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2344
151.08
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462
175.44
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
1580
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1437
545.7
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2099
135.29
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
315
119.62
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1436
92.56
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
100.25
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
23.2
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
33
12.53
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.8
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.46
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
17.72
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
42.73
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
51
19.37
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286.96
82.95
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
119.59
45.41
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3340
215.28
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
385
146.2
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
417
158.35
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1188
76.57
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
129
48.99
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
69.16
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
120
45.57
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1986
128.01
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
248
94.18
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.5
85.5
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
132.09
50.16
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.28
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
96
36.46
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
3.54
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
72.64
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
68.35
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
8.26
8.26
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.78
8.78
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
3.87
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
15.57
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.51
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.7
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
50
3.22
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
20.89
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2.84
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
6.06
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
20.89
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Brian Downing and Lew Ritter

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
1.11
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
1.09
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
0.8
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10842
27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3614
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4881
3.72
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
4.59
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.28
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.29
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.25
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5305
4.04
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2463
6.13
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5254
4
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2363
5.88
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
95.94
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.599
3.599
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.395
5.395
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.74
73.74
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.02
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
0.4
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
1.44
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
0.2
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
0.94