Mordecai Brown vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Mordecai Brown
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Mordecai Brown posted a stronger line than Dave Downs. Mordecai Brown posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.06 vs 2.74) and WHIP (1.066 vs 1.217). By the career numbers, Mordecai Brown 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 Mordecai Brown and Dave Downs

Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
0.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.77
64.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.02
69.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
2.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9517
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2708
7.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
1.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1375
3.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.646
0.646
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12474
35.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044
2.96
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11738
33.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.39
35.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Mordecai Brown and Dave Downs

Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
2.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6393
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2131
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
4.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
4.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.58
96.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.095
2.095
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.65
41.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mordecai Brown and Dave Downs

Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
239.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1237
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1143
554.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
113.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
97.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.76
33.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
137.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
135.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
45.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
35.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
80.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74.72
36.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
21.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
96.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.22
6.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
23.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA