Sonny Collins vs. Darin Downs — Career Comparison

UnknownPhiladelphia Bacharach GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sonny Collins built a career as a starting pitcher and Darin Downs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Darin Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.401 compared to 9.22 and 2.305 for Sonny Collins. By the career numbers, Darin Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sonny Collins and Darin Downs

Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.22
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.76
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
15.48
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.14
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.48
15.48
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.87
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
8.34
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
48.73
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
38.22
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.96
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.89
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.305
2.305
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
42.48
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
33.35
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Sonny Collins and Darin Downs

Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.63
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.99
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sonny Collins and Darin Downs

Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
300
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
91.31
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
105.72
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA