Tony Castillo vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Tony Castillo
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Castillo 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 3.93 and 1.443 for Tony Castillo. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Castillo and Dave Downs

Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
6.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.9
54.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
3.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1580
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
9.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
3.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
5.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2276
38.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
4.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2025
34.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Tony Castillo and Dave Downs

Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
6.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1580
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.45
96.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Castillo and Dave Downs

Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
13433.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
5.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-7.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA