Leo Cristante vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Leo Cristante
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Leo Cristante 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 3.84 and 1.534 for Leo Cristante. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leo Cristante and Dave Downs

Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.648
0.648
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
39.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
36.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Leo Cristante and Dave Downs

Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leo Cristante and Dave Downs

Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
1285.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
2.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-28.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA