Tommy Bridges vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Tommy Bridges
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Tommy Bridges. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.57) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.368). 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 Tommy Bridges and Dave Downs

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
1.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.43
58.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.38
85.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122
3.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8479
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2675
8.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
3.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
5.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12165
38.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1321
4.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10938
34.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Tommy Bridges and Dave Downs

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.446
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Bridges and Dave Downs

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
222.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1142
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1003
526.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
95.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
76.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
18.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
28.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
117.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
133.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
43.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
37.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
81.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54.58
28.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
142.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
4.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
34.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA