Willie Banks vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Willie Banks
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Willie Banks. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 4.75) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.557). 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 Willie Banks and Dave Downs

Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
4.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1831
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
9.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.96
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
4.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
6.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2717
40.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
5.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2359
34.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Willie Banks and Dave Downs

Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1831
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Banks and Dave Downs

Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
1380
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
510
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
90
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.99
22.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
105
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.77
20.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
172.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.48
3.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA