Herman Besse vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Herman Besse
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Herman Besse. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 6.79) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.755). By the career numbers, Dave Downs 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 Herman Besse and Dave Downs

Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
6.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
11.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
4.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
42.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
7.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.756
1.756
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
37.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.47
42.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Herman Besse and Dave Downs

Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herman Besse and Dave Downs

Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
430.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
545.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
109.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
96.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.85
35.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
121.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
163.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
48.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
90.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
139.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.58
39.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
54.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
121.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.95
4.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA