Alex Carrasquel vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Alex Carrasquel
Greatest GenerationVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Carrasquel 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 3.73 and 1.433 for Alex Carrasquel. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Carrasquel and Dave Downs

Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.18
56.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.81
24.81
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
3.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
887
9.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.696
0.696
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3761
39.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
4.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3408
35.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Alex Carrasquel and Dave Downs

Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Carrasquel and Dave Downs

Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
564.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
501.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
72.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
59.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.33
22.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
89.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
135.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
32.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
26.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
56.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.76
19.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
59.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
164.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA