Cody Allen vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Cody Allen
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Cody Allen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 3.14 and 1.253 for Cody Allen. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cody Allen and Dave Downs

Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
9.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.64
43.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
7.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
3.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
11.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.51
11.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.695
1.695
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1943
37.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
5.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
3.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
33.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.71
37.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Cody Allen and Dave Downs

Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
9.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.88
93.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.096
0.096
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cody Allen and Dave Downs

Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
288600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA