Juan Berenguer vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Juan Berenguer
Baby BoomersPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Berenguer 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 3.9 and 1.394 for Juan Berenguer. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Berenguer and Dave Downs

Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.94
51.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.39
19.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
3.9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3616
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
7.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.87
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
4.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
7.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5169
38.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
4.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.359
1.359
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4460
33.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Juan Berenguer and Dave Downs

Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3616
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.89
93.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.39
19.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Berenguer and Dave Downs

Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
9800
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
6.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
80
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-6.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
180
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Berenguer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA