Vince Colbert vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Vince Colbert
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Vince Colbert 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 4.57 and 1.579 for Vince Colbert. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vince Colbert and Dave Downs

Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.11
22.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
4.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
9.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
4.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.015
1.015
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
39.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
33.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Vince Colbert and Dave Downs

Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.42
92.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.11
22.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vince Colbert and Dave Downs

Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
1013.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
527.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.14
22.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
124.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.5
15.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
227.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Colbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA