Dan Adams vs. Darin Downs — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dan Adams built a career as a starting pitcher and Darin Downs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Adams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 4.76 and 1.401 for Darin Downs. By the career numbers, Dan Adams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Adams and Darin Downs

Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.47
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.84
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.04
34.04
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.74
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.76
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9.58
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.14
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.42
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.87
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
2.84
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
8.34
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.42
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.42
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
576
30.32
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
38.22
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.26
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.58
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.96
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
26.47
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
33.35
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.399
0.399
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.32
30.32
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Dan Adams and Darin Downs

Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
27
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
9
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.99
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.298
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.152
0.152
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Adams and Darin Downs

Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
477.97
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
559.32
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
81.36
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
26.04
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
111.86
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
111.86
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
15.64
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
183.05
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA