King Cole vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

King Cole
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, King Cole and Dave Downs are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.12) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.352). King Cole had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.16 per nine innings vs 0.39). 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 King Cole and Dave Downs

King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.47
67.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.89
65.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
3.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2192
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
8.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.861
0.861
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3001
36.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
3.81
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
32.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
33.26
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.96
36.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for King Cole and Dave Downs

King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
6.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
7.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.91
89.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.26
23.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for King Cole and Dave Downs

King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
287.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
551.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
95.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
77.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.39
25.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
119.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
115.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
37.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
35.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
73.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.83
21.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
177.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA