Kirtley Baker vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Kirtley Baker
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Kirtley Baker 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 6.28 and 1.803 for Kirtley Baker. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kirtley Baker and Dave Downs

Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.15
19.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.86
75.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
6.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
11.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.72
11.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
4.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.811
0.811
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1789
43.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
9.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.803
1.803
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
38.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.4
43.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Kirtley Baker and Dave Downs

Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.93
89.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.161
2.161
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirtley Baker and Dave Downs

Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
205.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
524.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
110.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
101.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.61
46.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
126.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
186.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
60
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
31.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
91.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.16
54.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
69.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.26
8.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirtley Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA