Les Cain vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Les Cain
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Les Cain. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.98) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.499). By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Les Cain and Dave Downs

Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
7.99
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
5.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
7.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1645
39.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
4.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
1.491
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1385
33.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Les Cain and Dave Downs

Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Cain and Dave Downs

Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
285.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
566.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
86.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
66.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.69
23.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
124.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
95.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
37.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
74.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.55
10.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
186.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA