Jim Archer vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Jim Archer. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.94) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.373). By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Archer and Dave Downs

Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.12
49.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
3.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
9.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
38.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
36.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Dave Downs

Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.825
0.825
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.12
49.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Dave Downs

Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
468.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
526.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.66
5.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
57.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.21
-18.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
156.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA