Buddy Carlyle vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Buddy Carlyle
Gen XNebraskaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Buddy Carlyle 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 5.14 and 1.450 for Buddy Carlyle. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buddy Carlyle and Dave Downs

Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
5.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
877
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
9.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
3.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
7.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
38.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
5.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1111
34.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Buddy Carlyle and Dave Downs

Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
877
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.11
98.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buddy Carlyle and Dave Downs

Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
1352.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
510.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.66
14.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
152.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
3.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA