Lefty Bowe vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Lefty Bowe
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro 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 Lefty Bowe. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.02) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.310). 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 Lefty Bowe and Dave Downs

Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.16
63.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
7.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
39.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
4.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
33.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bowe and Dave Downs

Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.16
63.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bowe and Dave Downs

Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
335.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
564.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
4.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-19.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA