Bunny Downs

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .224
HR 1
RBI 89
H 225
OPS .577
PIV -3,087
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'5" / 158 lb
Born
3/7/1894 in Chattanooga, TN, USA
Died
6/30/1973 in Winston-Salem, NC, USA

Full name: McKinley Downs

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
21.0 21.0 3.0 9.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 2.0 .429 .429 .429 .858

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
277 1,003 136 225 27 14 1 89 30 99 2 .224 .295 .282 .577 -3,087

Career AVG .224 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — 19.2% below league average.

Career OBP .295 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 13.2% below league average.

Career SLG .282 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 26.1% below league average.

Career OPS .577 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — 20.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1916 SLG WES 17 68 8 17 0 2 0 3 3 6 0 .250 .248 (+1%) .314 (-1%) .326 (-5%) .640 (-3%) -34.1
1918 HIL EAS 11 40 14 13 1 1 0 2 2 8 0 .325 — — — — 0.0
1918 AC EAS 10 37 8 10 1 0 0 6 1 4 0 .270 — — — — 0.0
1919 HIL EAS 19 74 7 17 4 1 0 6 2 8 0 .230 .262 (-12%) .322 (-6%) .347 (-11%) .670 (-8%) -88.2
1920 HIL EAS 16 50 5 7 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 .140 .271 (-49%) .331 (-34%) .363 (-61%) .694 (-48%) -363.5
1921 HIL EAS 32 113 17 25 7 2 0 16 5 9 0 .221 .286 (-23%) .344 (-19%) .395 (-19%) .739 (-19%) -374.6
1922 HIL IND 34 122 18 18 3 0 0 10 5 15 0 .148 .285 (-48%) .345 (-30%) .397 (-57%) .743 (-44%) -871.2
1923 ACB ECL 37 135 15 31 3 2 0 18 2 8 1 .230 .282 (-19%) .344 (-21%) .390 (-28%) .734 (-25%) -548.4
1923 BRG ECL 16 62 10 20 1 1 0 10 2 3 0 .323 .282 (+14%) .344 (+3%) .390 (-5%) .734 (-1%) -548.4
1924 BRG ECL 39 140 16 36 3 2 0 9 6 19 1 .257 .283 (-9%) .345 (avg) .389 (-21%) .734 (-11%) -208.2
1925 BRG ECL 14 54 9 11 3 2 1 3 0 5 0 .204 .288 (-29%) .349 (-22%) .407 (-4%) .756 (-13%) -139.7
1925 WMP ECL 7 26 2 7 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 .269 — — — — -139.7
1925 HBG ECL 15 48 3 6 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 .125 — — — — -139.7
1928 PTG ECL 8 28 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 .214 — — — — 0.0
1929 HIL ANL 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 277 1,003 136 225 27 14 1 89 30 99 2 .224 — — — — -3,456

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.3 9 6 1 2 2 16.20 0.0

Career ERA 16.20 vs. league average 4.08 across their career seasons — 297.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1923 ACB ECL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 2 2 2 6.00 — 0.0
1928 PTG ECL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 5 4 0 0 108.00 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.1 9 6 2 2 16.20 — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Away291501.556

Last 2 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1924-08-03 BRGBLSL 402000100
1924-08-03 BRGBLSW 513000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2B 214 168 403 588 67 46
3B 18 8 24 34 3 2
C 1 0 0 1 0 0
OF 3 2 2 0 2 0
P 2 0 0 0 0 0
SS 51 24 71 85 13 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1916 SLG 2B 17 0 25 64 11 5
1916 SLG C 1 0 0 1 0 0
1918 HIL 2B 9 0 24 20 3 3
1918 HIL 3B 2 0 5 5 0 1
1918 AC 3B 7 0 13 15 2 1
1918 AC OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1918 AC SS 3 0 6 5 0 2
1919 HIL 2B 13 13 17 43 3 4
1919 HIL 3B 6 6 4 13 1 0
1920 HIL 2B 8 8 25 24 0 0
1920 HIL SS 10 8 21 30 3 4
1921 HIL 2B 19 19 49 59 5 5
1921 HIL 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0
1921 HIL SS 12 12 32 27 8 4
1922 HIL 2B 30 30 53 76 6 8
1922 HIL 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0
1922 HIL OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1922 HIL SS 6 2 4 14 1 0
1923 ACB 2B 37 35 72 119 18 5
1923 ACB OF 1 1 1 0 2 0
1923 ACB P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1923 BRG 2B 16 16 31 63 2 6
1924 BRG 2B 37 37 84 89 16 8
1924 BRG SS 5 2 8 9 1 0
1925 BRG SS 14 0 0 0 0 0
1925 WMP 2B 6 0 0 0 0 0
1925 WMP SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 HBG 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 HBG 2B 12 0 0 0 0 0
1925 HBG 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1928 PTG 2B 8 8 21 27 2 2
1928 PTG P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1929 HIL 2B 2 2 2 4 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 2
Catcher 1
First Base 1
Second Base 214
Third Base 18
Shortstop 51
Left Field 1
Center Field 1
Right Field 1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bunny Downs

Was Bunny Downs a pitcher?
No. Bunny Downs was a position player (Second Baseman), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Bunny Downs hit?
Bunny Downs hit 1 career home runs with 225 hits.