Ralph Birkofer vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Ralph Birkofer
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Ralph Birkofer. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 4.19) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.458). 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 Ralph Birkofer and Dave Downs

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.54
52.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
4.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
10.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
2.9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.734
0.734
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2420
40.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
5.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2228
36.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Dave Downs

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Dave Downs

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
377.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
583.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
140.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
118.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.12
39.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
166.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
50.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
61.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
112.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.99
45.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
109.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA