Harry Burrell vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Harry Burrell
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Burrell 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 4.81 and 1.674 for Harry Burrell. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Burrell and Dave Downs

Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
4.81
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
10.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
42.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
7.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
37.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.28
42.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Harry Burrell and Dave Downs

Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Burrell and Dave Downs

Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
90
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.96
28.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
150
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
90
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
150
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.85
25.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Harry Burrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Burrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA