Brian Downing vs. Mark Smith — Career Comparison

Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Mark Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Brian Downing posted the stronger offensive profile against Mark Smith. Brian Downing posted stronger numbers in OPS (.799 vs .721) and on-base percentage (.374 vs .319). 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 Mark Smith

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2344
151.08
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
414
229.79
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1081
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
959
532.28
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2099
135.29
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
233
129.32
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1436
92.56
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
147
81.59
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
23.2
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
28.31
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.8
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
17.72
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.76
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
42.73
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
47.73
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286.96
82.95
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
128.82
71.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3340
215.28
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
386
214.25
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
341
189.27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1188
76.57
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
125
69.38
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1073
69.16
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
72.16
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1986
128.01
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
223
123.77
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.5
85.5
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
127.92
71
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.11
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
97
53.84
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
3.54
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
72.64
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
117.11
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.26
8.26
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
3.87
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
4.51
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.11
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.7
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.99
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
3.22
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.33
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2.84
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.78
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
6.06
Mark Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.1
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Brian Downing and Mark Smith

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460
1.11
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.28
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
1.02
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5524
27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1841.1
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4881
3.72
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
2.4
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.28
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.04
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5305
4.04
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
2.51
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5254
4
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
2.5
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.04
99.04
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.42
99.42
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.599
3.599
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.958
1.958
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.69
79.69
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Mark Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2
Mark Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0