Aaron Bummer vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Aaron Bummer
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Bummer 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 3.8 and 1.355 for Aaron Bummer. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Bummer and Dave Downs

Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
9.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.22
51.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
3.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
3.87
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
10.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.12
10.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.554
1.554
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1640
38.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
4.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
33.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Aaron Bummer and Dave Downs

Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
9.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.36
90.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Bummer and Dave Downs

Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Bummer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA