Tom Bruno vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Tom Bruno
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Bruno 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 4.22 and 1.569 for Tom Bruno. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Bruno and Dave Downs

Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
9.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
4.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
5.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
40.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
4.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
34.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.39
40.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Tom Bruno and Dave Downs

Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Bruno and Dave Downs

Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
2070
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
510
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
6.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-8.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA