Alberto Cabrera vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Alberto Cabrera 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 5.2 and 1.699 for Alberto Cabrera. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alberto Cabrera and Dave Downs

Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
10.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
7.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
10.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.952
1.952
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
41.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
5.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.663
1.663
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
33.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
33.26
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.96
41.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Alberto Cabrera and Dave Downs

Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
10.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.188
0.188
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alberto Cabrera and Dave Downs

Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alberto Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA