Norm Bass vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Norm Bass
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Norm Bass. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 5.32) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.616). 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 Norm Bass and Dave Downs

Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.33
43.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.31
52.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
5.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
9.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
40.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.608
1.608
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
35.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Norm Bass and Dave Downs

Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.739
0.739
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.31
52.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Bass and Dave Downs

Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
444.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
552.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
47.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.05
13.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
33.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
67.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-9.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
48
323.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
1.85
1.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA