Gene Conley vs. Darin Downs — Career Comparison
Gene Conley 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. Gene Conley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.82 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 4.76 and 1.401 for Darin Downs. By the career numbers, Gene Conley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.
Pitching Stats for Gene Conley and Darin Downs
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
1.56
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9.13
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.66
48.66
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
3.82
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
4.76
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4766
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1588.2
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.92
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
5.03
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
8.34
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.18
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6767
38.34
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
38.22
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.22
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.99
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.89
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6225
35.27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.35
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.34
38.34
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Fielding Stats for Gene Conley and Darin Downs
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
1.58
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9.13
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4729
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1576.1
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
1.93
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
1.82
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.38
94.38
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.156
1.156
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Hitting Stats for Gene Conley and Darin Downs
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
4.97
4.97
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA