Bill Barnes vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Bill Barnes
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Bill Barnes. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 5.27) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.458). 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 Bill Barnes and Dave Downs

Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.16
51.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
5.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
9.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
3.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.808
0.808
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
40.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
6.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
35.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Bill Barnes and Dave Downs

Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.89
48.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Barnes and Dave Downs

Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
314.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
564.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
57.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
50
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.23
8.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
64.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
78.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
28.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
42.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.29
-9.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA