Mort Cooper vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Mort Cooper
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Mort Cooper and Dave Downs are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dave Downs had the edge in ERA (2.74 vs 2.97). 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 Mort Cooper and Dave Downs

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.05
63.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.02
81.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
2.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5522
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1666
8.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
2.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7648
37.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
3.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7049
34.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.4
37.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Mort Cooper and Dave Downs

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mort Cooper and Dave Downs

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
247.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
544.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
105.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
87.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.63
28.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
133.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
125.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
41.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
56.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
93.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.29
26.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
98.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
6.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA