Nelson Cruz vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Cruz 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 5.04 and 1.415 for Nelson Cruz. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Cruz and Dave Downs

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
39.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
5.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1360
35.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Dave Downs

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.427
0.427
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Dave Downs

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3221.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.5
7.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-12.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
189.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA