Steve Avery vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Steve Avery. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 4.19) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.367). 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 Steve Avery and Dave Downs

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Dave Downs

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Dave Downs

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA