Red Ames vs. Darin Downs — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Red Ames 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. Red Ames posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.229 compared to 4.76 and 1.401 for Darin Downs. By the career numbers, Red Ames had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Ames and Darin Downs

Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
1.5
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.04
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.52
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.47
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.29
52.29
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.04
69.04
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.59
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.1
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
2.63
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.76
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9594
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3198
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
2896
8.15
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.14
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.12
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
2.91
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.87
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1702
4.79
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
8.34
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.856
0.856
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13080
36.81
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
38.22
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.33
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
3.7
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.96
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11982
33.72
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.35
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.81
36.81
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Red Ames and Darin Downs

Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
3.49
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.05
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4128
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1376
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.7
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1000
6.54
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.99
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.48
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1181
7.72
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
7.24
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.077
2.077
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.02
30.02
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Ames and Darin Downs

Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533
285.03
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
92
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1122
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1014
542.25
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
76.47
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
65.78
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.35
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.74
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.6
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.7
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.98
19.78
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
94.12
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
109.09
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
27.81
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
33.69
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
59.89
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.79
11.66
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
32.62
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
374
200
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
25.13
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.67
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.53
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.21
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA