Joe Ausanio vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Joe Ausanio
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Ausanio 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 5.57 and 1.631 for Joe Ausanio. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Ausanio and Dave Downs

Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
6.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
4.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
40.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.631
1.631
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
35.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.84
40.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Joe Ausanio and Dave Downs

Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
6.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Ausanio and Dave Downs

Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ausanio
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA