Player Report for #13 Brian 'The Incredible Hulk' Downing

08-07-1988

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LF Brian 'The Incredible Hulk' Downing #13

USBL Houston Astros

Age: 37

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Angry


	41-68, .376, 27.0 GB

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
80	215	46	8	1	2	11	23	26	.214	.298	.288	4

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	11	12	10	11
Gap	10	11	10	11
Power	13	15	13	14
Eye	15	17	14	15
Avoid K's	14	15	14	15

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	2	7
Errors:	-	2	10
Arm:	1	1	10
Turn DP:	-	1	-
Ability:	1	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	8
1st Base:	-	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	-
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	9
Stealing Ability:	11
Baserunning Inst.:	6
Sacrifice Bunt:	2
Bunt for Hit:	3

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
08-06-1988	LAN	Win, 6-5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
08-05-1988	LAN	Win, 7-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
08-01-1988	@ SFN	Loss, 1-2	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
07-31-1988	@ LAN	Loss, 1-2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
07-30-1988	@ LAN	Win, 3-2	6	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
07-29-1988	@ LAN	Loss, 0-5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
07-28-1988	@ SDN	Win, 12-11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
07-26-1988	@ SDN	Loss, 0-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
07-22-1988	PHI	Win, 6-5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
07-20-1988	@ MON	Win, 4-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	2
Loyalty:	18
Desire for Winning:	8
Greed:	7
Intelligence:	11
Work Ethic:	12

Brian Downing
Birthday:	10-09-1950
Born in:	Los Angeles (California)
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 10"
Weight:	190 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$1,900,000
Signed Through:	1989 Season
Major Service:	14 Years, 116 Days
Service This Yr:	126 Days
40-Man Service:	16 Years, 37 Days
Pro Service:	17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

United States Baseball League 1988 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	80	215	46	8	1	2	11	14	23	26	.214	.298	.288	.586	.535	.074	-2.9
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	50	242	3	0	0	3	0	1	62	11	4	0	100.0	20.1	3.14
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		145	31	7	1	2	6	8	19	17	1	0	1	.214	.307	.317	.624
Versus Right		70	15	1	0	0	5	6	4	9	0	0	2	.214	.276	.229	.505
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last Week		15	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	.267	.353	.333	.686
April		34	5	0	0	1	3	4	5	1	0	0	0	.147	.256	.235	.492
May		61	13	1	0	1	3	5	3	9	0	0	2	.213	.273	.279	.551
June		62	15	5	0	0	3	2	9	8	1	0	1	.242	.342	.323	.665
July		45	9	1	1	0	2	3	6	7	0	0	0	.200	.294	.267	.561
August		13	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.308	.308	.385	.692
Spring Training		40	9	2	0	1	4	6	7	6	0	0	2	.225	.367	.350	.717
Last Year		575	151	34	3	27	108	85	76	88	7	0	12	.263	.357	.473	.830
Career		5437	1412	246	17	165	720	765	769	767	47	44	64	.260	.355	.402	.758
Home		98	19	1	0	1	5	8	12	15	0	0	2	.194	.295	.235	.529
Road		117	27	7	1	1	6	6	11	11	1	0	1	.231	.300	.333	.633
Grass		80	20	7	1	0	5	4	10	7	1	0	0	.250	.330	.362	.692
Turf		135	26	1	0	2	6	10	13	19	0	0	3	.193	.278	.244	.523
Day		47	6	2	0	1	6	4	9	7	1	0	0	.128	.263	.234	.497
Night		168	40	6	1	1	5	10	14	19	0	0	3	.238	.308	.304	.612
Pinch Hitting		21	5	2	0	0	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	.238	.261	.333	.594
Close/Late		60	13	1	0	0	2	5	4	7	1	0	0	.217	.262	.233	.495
Inning 1-3		74	11	5	1	0	3	1	5	7	0	0	0	.149	.203	.243	.446
Inning 4-6		57	15	1	0	2	3	7	12	8	0	0	2	.263	.408	.386	.794
Inning 7-9		76	19	2	0	0	5	6	6	8	1	0	1	.250	.310	.276	.586
Extra Innings		8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250
0 Outs		66	17	0	0	2	3	4	5	11	0	0	0	.258	.310	.348	.658
1 Outs		75	12	1	0	0	5	9	11	7	1	0	0	.160	.264	.173	.438
2 Outs		74	17	7	1	0	3	1	7	8	0	0	3	.230	.321	.351	.673
Scoring Position		41	4	1	0	0	8	3	7	7	1	0	0	.098	.224	.122	.346
Bases Empty		121	26	5	1	2	2	8	12	14	0	0	1	.215	.291	.322	.613
Runner on 1st		53	16	2	0	0	1	3	4	5	0	0	2	.302	.373	.340	.713
Runner on 2nd		15	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243
Runner on 3rd		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.000	.667	.000	.667
Runner on 1st & 2nd		11	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.182	.250	.273	.523
Runner on 1st & 3rd		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		6	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542
Bases Loaded		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Two Strikes		96	18	3	0	0	3	2	9	26	0	0	1	.188	.264	.219	.483
First Pitch		30	6	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.226	.233	.459
Count 0-1		17	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.294	.588
Count 0-2		17	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353
Count 1-0		17	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.412	.706
Count 1-1		26	4	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.154	.185	.308	.493
Count 1-2		23	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	.174	.174	.174	.348
Count 2-0		8	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625
Count 2-1		13	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.385	.615
Count 2-2		37	5	2	0	0	1	1	0	11	0	0	1	.135	.158	.189	.347
Count 3-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Count 3-1		8	3	0	0	1	2	6	8	0	1	0	0	.375	.647	.750	1.397
Full Count		19	6	1	0	0	2	1	9	2	0	0	0	.316	.536	.368	.904
Behind in Count		57	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421
Ahead in Count		46	13	3	1	1	5	9	14	0	1	0	0	.283	.443	.457	.899

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1973 Chicago - USBL	22	34	73	13	1	0	2	4	5	10	0	0	17	0	0	.178	.277	.274	.551	0.0
1974 Chicago - USBL	23	108	293	66	12	1	10	39	41	51	2	0	72	0	1	.225	.344	.375	.719	0.0
1975 Chicago - USBL	24	138	420	101	12	1	7	41	58	76	3	6	75	13	4	.240	.356	.324	.680	0.0
1976 Chicago - USBL	25	104	317	81	14	0	3	30	38	40	1	3	55	7	3	.256	.338	.328	.666	0.0
1977 Chicago - USBL	26	69	169	48	4	2	4	25	28	34	2	4	21	1	2	.284	.402	.402	.804	0.0
1978 California - USBL	27	133	412	105	15	0	7	46	42	52	6	2	47	3	2	.255	.345	.342	.688	0.0
1979 California - USBL	28	148	509	166	27	3	12	75	87	77	5	2	57	3	3	.326	.418	.462	.880	0.0
1980 California - USBL	29	30	93	27	6	0	2	25	5	12	0	2	12	0	2	.290	.364	.419	.784	0.0
1981 California - USBL	30	93	317	79	14	0	9	41	47	46	4	0	35	1	1	.249	.351	.379	.730	0.0
1982 California - USBL	31	158	623	175	37	2	28	84	109	86	5	8	58	2	1	.281	.368	.482	.850	0.0
1983 California - USBL	32	113	403	99	15	1	19	53	68	62	5	2	59	1	2	.246	.352	.429	.781	0.0
1984 California - USBL	33	161	608	154	27	2	20	81	83	75	9	7	85	1	1	.253	.340	.403	.743	18.0
1985 California - USBL	34	119	410	101	20	1	13	57	55	49	7	3	60	2	1	.246	.335	.395	.730	8.4
1987 California - USBL	36	153	575	151	34	3	27	108	85	76	12	7	88	2	4	.263	.357	.473	.830	24.7
1988 Houston - USBL	37	80	215	46	8	1	2	11	14	23	3	1	26	4	0	.214	.298	.288	.586	-2.9
Total USBL		1641	5437	1412	246	17	165	720	765	769	64	47	767	40	27	.260	.355	.402	.758	48.2

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1986 Edmonton - AAA	35	123	411	118	28	0	24	84	102	113	34	9	54	8	8	.287	.467	.530	.998	53.4
Total USBLAAA		123	411	118	28	0	24	84	102	113	34	9	54	8	8	.287	.467	.530	.998	53.4

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1973 Chicago - ML	C	11	3	46	7	1	54	1	.981	50.0	9.54	0	0	0	0.0
1973 Chicago - ML	3B	8	4	7	9	0	20	4	.800	35.1	4.08
1973 Chicago - ML	LF	6	3	3	1	0	4	0	1.000	32.0	1.13
1973 Chicago - ML	RF	8	8	16	0	0	16	0	1.000	58.0	2.48
1973 Chicago - ML	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	8.0	0.00
1974 Chicago - ML	C	63	46	278	28	3	308	2	.994	452.0	6.09	4	0	0	0.0
1974 Chicago - ML	LF	5	2	5	0	0	5	0	1.000	22.0	2.05
1974 Chicago - ML	RF	34	28	54	2	2	56	0	1.000	242.1	2.08
1974 Chicago - ML	DH	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	72.0	0.00
1975 Chicago - ML	C	137	134	730	84	5	822	8	.990	1197.0	6.12	11	0	0	0.0
1975 Chicago - ML	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	8.0	0.00
1976 Chicago - ML	C	93	80	450	38	4	494	6	.988	721.2	6.09	1	0	0	0.0
1976 Chicago - ML	DH	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	88.0	0.00
1977 Chicago - ML	C	61	51	320	28	5	354	6	.983	454.1	6.89	1	0	0	0.0
1977 Chicago - ML	LF	2	2	4	0	0	4	0	1.000	14.0	2.57
1977 Chicago - ML	RF	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	9.0	1.00
1977 Chicago - ML	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	16.0	0.00
1978 California - ML	C	128	121	681	82	6	768	5	.993	1072.0	6.41	2	0	0	0.0
1978 California - ML	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	16.0	0.00
1979 California - ML	C	129	127	669	35	5	715	11	.985	1091.2	5.80	6	0	0	0.0
1979 California - ML	DH	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	144.0	0.00
1980 California - ML	C	16	15	69	6	0	75	0	1.000	119.0	5.67	0	0	0	0.0
1980 California - ML	DH	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	104.0	0.00
1981 California - ML	C	37	33	140	17	2	158	1	.994	291.1	4.85	1	0	0	0.0
1981 California - ML	LF	56	50	98	1	0	100	1	.990	431.0	2.07
1981 California - ML	DH	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	40.0	0.00
1982 California - ML	LF	158	157	322	8	0	330	0	1.000	1307.2	2.27
1983 California - ML	LF	84	84	159	8	0	168	1	.994	690.2	2.18
1983 California - ML	DH	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	208.0	0.00
1984 California - ML	LF	109	109	192	2	0	199	5	.975	957.2	1.82
1984 California - ML	DH	52	52	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00
1985 California - ML	1B	1	0	4	1	1	5	0	1.000	5.0	9.00
1985 California - ML	LF	107	103	175	9	4	194	10	.948	922.0	1.80
1985 California - ML	RF	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	9.0	1.00
1988 Houston - ML	C	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	2.0	9.00	0	0	0	0.0
1988 Houston - ML	LF	60	50	105	2	0	107	0	1.000	447.0	2.15

Player History
06-04-1986	Was selected to the 1986 USBL Triple A All-Star Game.
01-01-1987	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 14 (15); Eye: 16 (16).
03-09-1987	Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
04-20-1987	Wins the USBL AL Player of the Week Award.
07-27-1987	Injured (knee contusion), out for one week.
11-15-1987	Became a free agent.
12-03-1987	Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,800,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01-01-1988	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 13 (14); Eye: 15 (15).
02-15-1988	Got claimed off waivers by Houston while with Chicago.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
1984	161	7

Year	HP	Rank
1984	9	6
1985	7	10
1987	12	7

Year	SF	Rank
1987	7	8