Plácido Bernal vs. Scott Downs — Career Comparison

Plácido Bernal
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Scott Downs
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Plácido Bernal built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Downs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.387 compared to 8.08 and 1.772 for Plácido Bernal. By the career numbers, Scott Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Plácido Bernal and Scott Downs

Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.55
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.85
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.46
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.85
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.48
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
8.08
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.56
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
12.76
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
8.73
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.76
12.76
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.49
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.8
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.19
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
3.34
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.4
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
6.89
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.732
0.732
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
43.16
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3213
38.49
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.49
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
1.35
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
9.57
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.99
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.85
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.06
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.96
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.772
1.772
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
38.91
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2870
34.38
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Plácido Bernal and Scott Downs

Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.72
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.84
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.84
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.72
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.57
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.77
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
2.43
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.56
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.34
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Plácido Bernal and Scott Downs

Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
13
390
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
6403.45
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
510
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
465.52
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
32.74
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
4.1
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
45.42
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-13.82
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
17
175.86
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA