Jim Buchanan vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Jim Buchanan
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Buchanan and Dave Downs are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Buchanan carried a career ERA of 3.5 against Dave Downs's 2.74. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Jim Buchanan and Dave Downs — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Buchanan and Dave Downs

Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.18
68.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
3.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
9.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.573
0.573
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
36.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
34.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.68
36.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Jim Buchanan and Dave Downs

Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.3
87.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.18
68.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Buchanan and Dave Downs

Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
253.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
530.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.3
26.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
138.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.1
24.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA