Clay Carroll vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Clay Carroll
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Carroll 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 2.94 and 1.367 for Clay Carroll. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Carroll and Dave Downs

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.8
56.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
2.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4060
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1296
8.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.62
8.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
2.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5673
37.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
3.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.284
1.284
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5114
34.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.73
37.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Clay Carroll and Dave Downs

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4060
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
2.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
2.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.11
97.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.506
0.506
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Carroll and Dave Downs

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
1790.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
509.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
66.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
63.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.65
11.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
73.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
83.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
41.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
56.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
159.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.77
3.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
73.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA