Kevin Beirne vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Kevin Beirne
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Beirne 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 6.09 and 1.588 for Kevin Beirne. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Beirne and Dave Downs

Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
6.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
9.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
4.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.62
6.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
40.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
6.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
34.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Kevin Beirne and Dave Downs

Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Beirne and Dave Downs

Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
73.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
97.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA