Brian Downing vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Brian Downing posted the stronger offensive profile against Jerry Willard. Brian Downing posted stronger numbers in OPS (.799 vs .706) and on-base percentage (.374 vs .322). 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 Jerry Willard

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2344
151.08
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
783
530.85
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2099
135.29
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1436
92.56
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
94.92
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
23.2
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.8
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
17.72
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
25
16.95
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
42.73
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
37.29
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286.96
82.95
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
98.64
66.87
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3340
215.28
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
301
204.07
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
281
190.51
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1188
76.57
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1073
69.16
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.29
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1986
128.01
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
171
115.93
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.5
85.5
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
83
56.27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
3.54
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
72.64
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
109.15
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.26
8.26
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
3.87
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
4.51
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.7
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.2
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.22
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2.84
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.06
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.19
53.19
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Brian Downing and Jerry Willard

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460
1.11
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.25
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4881
3.72
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
5.36
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
0.28
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.5
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5305
4.04
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
5.94
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5254
4
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
5.86
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.75
98.75
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.599
3.599
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.673
4.673
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.53
79.53
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.02
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
0.4
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
0.2
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31