Brian Downing vs. Bill Sharp — Career Comparison

Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Bill Sharp
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Brian Downing comes out clearly ahead of Bill Sharp across most offensive categories. Brian Downing led in home run production (HR/PA+ 137 vs 36), walk rate (BB%+ 157 vs 68), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 119 vs 91). Bill Sharp held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 161 vs 125). Brian Downing was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Brian Downing and Bill Sharp

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2344
151.08
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
398
195.58
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
1221
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1104
542.51
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2099
135.29
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
138.08
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1436
92.56
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
104.18
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
23.2
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
25.55
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.8
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
17.72
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.42
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
42.73
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
69
33.91
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286.96
82.95
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
110.44
54.27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3340
215.28
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
376
184.77
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
363
178.38
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1188
76.57
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
122
59.95
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
69.16
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
95
46.68
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1986
128.01
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
208
102.21
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.5
85.5
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
119.77
58.86
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.44
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
75
36.86
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
3.54
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.95
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
72.64
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
53.56
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
8.26
8.26
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.2
11.2
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
3.87
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
12.29
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
4.51
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.91
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.7
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.3
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.22
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.47
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
2.84
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
6.06
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.37
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.19
53.19
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20

Fielding Stats for Brian Downing and Bill Sharp

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460
1.11
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.23
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
0.94
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7997
27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2665.2
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4881
3.72
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
2.61
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.28
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.04
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5305
4.04
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
818
2.76
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5254
4
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
2.72
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.53
98.53
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.599
3.599
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.86
76.86
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0