Fred Beene vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Fred Beene
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Beene 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 3.63 and 1.403 for Fred Beene. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Beene and Dave Downs

Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
8.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.927
0.927
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
38.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
4.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
33.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Fred Beene and Dave Downs

Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
865
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.72
98.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Beene and Dave Downs

Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
7666.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.94
-62.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA