Belve Bean vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Belve Bean
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Belve Bean 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 5.32 and 1.634 for Belve Bean. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Belve Bean and Dave Downs

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
5.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
11.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.787
0.787
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
40.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
6.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
36.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Belve Bean and Dave Downs

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Belve Bean and Dave Downs

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
670.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
561.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
148.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
101.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
64.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
210.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
179.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
124.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.78
68.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA