Buster Brown vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Buster Brown
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Buster Brown. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.21) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.377). 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 Buster Brown and Dave Downs

Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.12
33.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.51
70.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
3.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4355
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
8.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
3.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
3.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6029
37.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
4.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5339
33.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
33.26
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.38
37.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Buster Brown and Dave Downs

Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
4.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.43
94.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.175
2.175
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.85
50.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Brown and Dave Downs

Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
253.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
557
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
562.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
102.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
66.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
24.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
35.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.37
33.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
151.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
122.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
40.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
24.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
62.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.6
29.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
149.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
4.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA