Matt Blank vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Matt Blank
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Blank as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 5.15 and 1.500 for Matt Blank. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Blank and Dave Downs

Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
5.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
8.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
4.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
40.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
5.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
34.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Matt Blank and Dave Downs

Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Blank and Dave Downs

Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
134.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
140.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA