Jerry Cram vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Jerry Cram
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Cram 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 2.98 and 1.428 for Jerry Cram. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Cram and Dave Downs

Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
9.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.724
0.724
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
37.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
34.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.06
37.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Jerry Cram and Dave Downs

Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Cram and Dave Downs

Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2300
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA