Brian Downing vs. Bud Souchock — Career Comparison

Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Bud Souchock
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Brian Downing and Bud Souchock are closely matched on the surface stats. Brian Downing posted stronger numbers in OPS (.799 vs .764) and on-base percentage (.374 vs .307). Bud Souchock had the advantage in slugging (.457 vs .425). 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 Bud Souchock

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2344
151.08
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
473
214.35
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
1324
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1227
556.04
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2099
135.29
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
313
141.84
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1436
92.56
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
185
83.84
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
23.2
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
26.28
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
1.8
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.06
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
17.72
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
22.66
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
42.73
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
58.01
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286.96
82.95
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
165.01
74.78
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3340
215.28
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
561
254.23
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
405
183.53
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.764
0.764
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1188
76.57
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
163
73.87
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1073
69.16
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
84.29
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1986
128.01
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
135.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.5
85.5
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
164.09
74.36
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.81
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
88
39.88
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
3.54
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
72.64
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
74.32
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.26
8.26
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
8.07
8.07
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
3.87
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.51
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
12.7
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
20.39
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
3.22
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.8
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
2.84
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.08
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
6.06
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
10.88
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Brian Downing and Bud Souchock

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460
1.11
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
51.53
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4881
3.72
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1210
175.65
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
0.28
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
13.35
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.37
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5305
4.04
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
194.37
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5254
4
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1302
189
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.24
97.24
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.599
3.599
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.668
3.668
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
12.48
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Bud Souchock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2
Bud Souchock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0