Jake Boyd vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Jake Boyd
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Boyd 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 7.02 and 1.970 for Jake Boyd. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Boyd and Dave Downs

Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
7.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
13.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.41
13.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
4.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.668
0.668
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
44.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
10.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
39.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.85
44.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Jake Boyd and Dave Downs

Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.47
82.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.954
1.954
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Boyd and Dave Downs

Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
166.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
519.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
126.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
107.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.32
62.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
153.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
207.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
83.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
129.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.11
70.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
59.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
88.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.76
6.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA