Harry Colliflower vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Harry Colliflower
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Colliflower 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 8.17 and 1.969 for Harry Colliflower. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Colliflower and Dave Downs

Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
8.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.72
7.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
13.96
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.96
13.96
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
3.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
44.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
11.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.969
1.969
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
39.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.36
44.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Harry Colliflower and Dave Downs

Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.57
88.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.583
2.583
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Colliflower and Dave Downs

Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
176.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
584.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
176.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
146.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
64.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
207.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
192.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
107.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
75.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Colliflower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Colliflower
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA