Cliff Blackmon vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Cliff Blackmon
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Cliff Blackmon. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 6.28) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.797). 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 Cliff Blackmon and Dave Downs

Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.52
64.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
6.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
11.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.34
11.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
4.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
42.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
7.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.797
1.797
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
36.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.89
42.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Cliff Blackmon and Dave Downs

Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.02
93.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Blackmon and Dave Downs

Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
309.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
518.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.63
23.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
127.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
81.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.09
18.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA