Tod Brynan vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Tod Brynan 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 8.31 and 1.654 for Tod Brynan. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tod Brynan and Dave Downs

Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
8.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
11.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.808
0.808
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
43.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
11.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.08
11.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
39.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.62
43.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Tod Brynan and Dave Downs

Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.96
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tod Brynan and Dave Downs

Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
38.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.76
41.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Tod Brynan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tod Brynan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA