Chad Bentz vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Chad Bentz
Gen XAlaskaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Bentz 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 7.58 and 1.921 for Chad Bentz. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chad Bentz and Dave Downs

Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
12.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
7.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
9.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
6.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
7.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
34.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.47
42.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Chad Bentz and Dave Downs

Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
12.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Bentz and Dave Downs

Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
12000
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA