Brad Brach vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Brad Brach
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Brach 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 3.55 and 1.379 for Brad Brach. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Brach and Dave Downs

Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
8.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.72
56.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
3.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1658
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
7.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.74
7.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
4.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
9.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.543
1.543
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2351
38.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
4.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
33.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Brad Brach and Dave Downs

Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
8.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1658
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.53
90.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.162
0.162
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Brach and Dave Downs

Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
45600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
15.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
21.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA