Don Cardwell vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Don Cardwell
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Don Cardwell. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.92) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.300). 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 Don Cardwell and Dave Downs

Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.41
73.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
3.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6368
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2122.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2009
8.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
2.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
5.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8949
37.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044
4.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
1.263
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8173
34.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Don Cardwell and Dave Downs

Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6366
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2122
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
2.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.41
73.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Cardwell and Dave Downs

Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
325.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
546.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
73.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
53.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.39
25.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
118.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
97.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
34.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
41.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
64.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.09
8.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
19.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
266.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
7.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA