Willie Blair vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Willie Blair
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Willie Blair. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 5.04) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.476). 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 Willie Blair and Dave Downs

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.25
33.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
5.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1438
10.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
2.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
5.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5572
39.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
5.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5022
35.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Willie Blair and Dave Downs

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
1.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.25
33.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Blair and Dave Downs

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
1510.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
534.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.36
4.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
43.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
61.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.85
-21.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
89
321.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA