Buttons Briggs vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Buttons Briggs
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Buttons Briggs and Dave Downs are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.41) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.415). Buttons Briggs had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.17 per nine innings vs 0.39). 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 Buttons Briggs and Dave Downs

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.35
48.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.51
91.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
3.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
9.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
3.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.783
0.783
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
38.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
5.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3285
34.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Buttons Briggs and Dave Downs

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2568
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.906
1.906
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.17
47.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buttons Briggs and Dave Downs

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
181.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
555.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
82.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.62
21.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
101.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
114.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
32.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
29.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
60
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.07
15.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
32.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
113.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA