Spoon Carter vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Spoon Carter
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Spoon Carter. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 4.86) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.483). By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Spoon Carter and Dave Downs

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.75
57.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
4.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
10.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
3.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
3.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.782
0.782
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3348
39.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
5.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
35.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Spoon Carter and Dave Downs

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.82
92.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.18
59.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spoon Carter and Dave Downs

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
262.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
539.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
107.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
89.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.31
32.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
130.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
137.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
57.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
41.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
96.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.12
35.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
28.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
336
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA