Harry Baldwin vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Harry Baldwin
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Baldwin 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 4.41 and 1.644 for Harry Baldwin. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Baldwin and Dave Downs

Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
4.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
11.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.68
11.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
40.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
5.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.644
1.644
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
37.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.76
40.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Harry Baldwin and Dave Downs

Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Baldwin and Dave Downs

Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
550
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
66.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.78
88.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA