Brian Downing
DH · 20 seasons · 1973 – 1992 · B/T: R/R
Brian Downing is 1st of 0 hitters in career roto value, a top-tier career by any lens the site offers. His best year was 1982: +10.5 roto value, 34th that season and 4384th of 111,420 player-seasons on record. The value came from home runs (+30.8), runs (+30.1) and RBI (+27.6), with no category working against him.
Hitting
Best Season
10.51
1982 · #4,384 all-time
Career Z
95.6
summed
Avg / Season
4.78
longevity-neutral
Seasons
20
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CWS | 34 | -2.37 | #654 | #93,388 |
| 1974 | CWS | 108 | 1.37 | #198 | #24,328 |
| 1975 | CWS | 138 | 3.43 | #144 | #17,763 |
| 1976 | CWS | 104 | 1.63 | #184 | #23,411 |
| 1977 | CWS | 69 | 0.52 | #233 | #27,879 |
| 1978 | CAL | 133 | 2.27 | #177 | #21,235 |
| 1979 | CAL | 148 | 9.14 | #47 | #6,033 |
| 1980 | CAL | 30 | -0.56 | #291 | #33,836 |
| 1981 | CAL | 93 | 4.93 | #112 | #13,811 |
| 1982★ | CAL | 158 | 10.51 | #34 | #4,384 |
| 1983 | CAL | 113 | 4.41 | #145 | #15,150 |
| 1984 | CAL | 156 | 7.93 | #67 | #7,858 |
| 1985 | CAL | 150 | 7.44 | #71 | #8,702 |
| 1986 | CAL | 152 | 8.24 | #60 | #7,310 |
| 1987 | CAL | 155 | 8.58 | #65 | #6,783 |
| 1988 | CAL | 135 | 6.75 | #80 | #9,895 |
| 1989 | CAL | 142 | 6.61 | #89 | #10,166 |
| 1990 | CAL | 96 | 4.40 | #144 | #15,189 |
| 1991 | TEX | 123 | 6.29 | #105 | #10,797 |
| 1992 | TEX | 107 | 4.09 | #136 | #15,990 |
★ Best season by Z