Cliff Carter vs. Scott Downs — Career Comparison

Cliff Carter
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Downs
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Downs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.387 compared to 4.79 and 1.506 for Cliff Carter. By the career numbers, Scott Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Carter and Scott Downs

Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.44
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.12
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.62
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.46
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.48
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.54
52.54
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.78
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.79
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.56
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
10.02
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
8.73
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.8
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
3.53
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.34
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
3.73
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
6.89
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2023
40.55
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3213
38.49
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.35
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
6.15
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.99
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.16
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.68
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.96
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1777
35.62
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2870
34.38
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Cliff Carter and Scott Downs

Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.46
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.11
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1388
27
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
462.2
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.12
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.57
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
2.49
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
2.43
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.2
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.34
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.28
88.28
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.507
1.507
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
76
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Carter and Scott Downs

Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
85
240.57
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
6403.45
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
543.4
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
45
465.52
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.83
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
133.02
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.24
57.28
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
4.1
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
172.64
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
189.62
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
67.92
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.47
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
93.4
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.56
69.51
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-13.82
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.79
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
17
175.86
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
53
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.81
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA