Tim Crews vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Tim Crews
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Crews 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 3.44 and 1.409 for Tim Crews. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Crews and Dave Downs

Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
2.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
6.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
38.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
3.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1642
34.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.17
38.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Tim Crews and Dave Downs

Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Crews and Dave Downs

Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
6744
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
528
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.51
12.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
3.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
288
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
2.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA