Charles Bender vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Charles Bender
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Charles Bender posted a stronger line than Dave Downs. Charles Bender posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.46 vs 2.74) and WHIP (1.113 vs 1.217). By the career numbers, Charles Bender 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 Charles Bender and Dave Downs

Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
1.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.77
72.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
0.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
2.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9051
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3017
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2645
7.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
2.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1711
5.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11928
35.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
3.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11114
33.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
33.26
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.58
35.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Charles Bender and Dave Downs

Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
2.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5652
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
3.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
5.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
5.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.68
94.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.227
2.227
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.65
36.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charles Bender and Dave Downs

Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
507
238.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1274
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
540.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
114.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
88.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
18.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
26.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.11
44.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
151.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
154.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
48.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
54.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
99.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100.1
47.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
35.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
75.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
19.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.91
90.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA