Buddy Carlyle vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison
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
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
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
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
5.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
877
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
292.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
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
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
7.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1255
38.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1111
34.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
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
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Fielding Stats for Buddy Carlyle and Dave Downs
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
877
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
292.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.11
98.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Hitting Stats for Buddy Carlyle and Dave Downs
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
151
1352.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
14.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buddy Carlyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0