Grant Bowler vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Grant Bowler
Greatest GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Bowler 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 6.91 and 1.968 for Grant Bowler. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grant Bowler and Dave Downs

Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
11.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
5.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
43.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
8.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.968
1.968
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
37.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Grant Bowler and Dave Downs

Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Bowler and Dave Downs

Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
784.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
17.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-6.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
2.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA