Leon Carlson vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Leon Carlson
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Carlson 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 3.65 and 1.297 for Leon Carlson. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Carlson and Dave Downs

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
36.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.49
36.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Leon Carlson and Dave Downs

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Carlson and Dave Downs

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA