Mace Brown vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Mace Brown
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Mace Brown 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 3.46 and 1.407 for Mace Brown. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mace Brown and Dave Downs

Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.21
14.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
3.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1125
9.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
3.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4636
38.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
4.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4241
35.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.8
38.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Mace Brown and Dave Downs

Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.757
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mace Brown and Dave Downs

Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
663.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
536.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
73.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
61.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.54
12.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
85.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
41.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
30.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.05
1.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
109.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.47
5.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mace Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
41.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mace Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA