Sam Crawford vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Sam Crawford
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Sam Crawford. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.98) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.359). 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 Sam Crawford and Dave Downs

Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.46
54.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.25
71.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
8.99
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
3.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
4.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.831
0.831
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3824
35.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
4.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.359
1.359
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3325
30.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
33.26
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.24
35.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Sam Crawford and Dave Downs

Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3132
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
1.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.55
90.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.51
50.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Crawford and Dave Downs

Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
239.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
545.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
103.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
89.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.24
32.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
120.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
139.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
48.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
35.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
84.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.26
34.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
33.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
19.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA