Bert Blyleven vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Bert Blyleven
Baby BoomersNetherlandsThrows RightBats RightEuropeMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Bert Blyleven. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.31) and home runs allowed (0.39 per nine innings vs 0.78). 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 Bert Blyleven and Dave Downs

Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
685
1.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
0.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.45
53.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.99
98.99
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1830
3.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14910
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4970
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4632
8.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
0.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1322
2.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3701
6.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20491
37.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2029
3.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
0.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.198
1.198
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18717
33.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Bert Blyleven and Dave Downs

Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
685
1.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14908
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4969.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
1.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979
1.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
949
1.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.94
96.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.99
98.99
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Blyleven and Dave Downs

Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
815.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
514
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
526.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
68.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
60.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.62
10.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
77.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
77.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
22.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
29.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
51.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.09
-3.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
225.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
2.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
65.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Blyleven
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA