Fred Bradley vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Fred Bradley
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows 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 Fred Bradley 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 5.6 and 1.245 for Fred Bradley. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Bradley and Dave Downs

Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.509
0.509
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
39.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
7.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
35.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Fred Bradley and Dave Downs

Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Bradley and Dave Downs

Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2700
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA