Joe Corbett vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Joe Corbett
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Corbett 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 3.42 and 1.430 for Joe Corbett. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Corbett and Dave Downs

Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
3.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1445
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
9.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2145
40.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
5.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1917
35.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Joe Corbett and Dave Downs

Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1506
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.08
85.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.232
2.232
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.29
20.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Corbett and Dave Downs

Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
181.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
579.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
136.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
103.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.29
46.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
173.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
153.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
80.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
161.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.92
50.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA