Larry Demery vs. Al Downing — Career Comparison

Larry Demery
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Demery and Al Downing are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 117 for Larry Demery and 112 for Al Downing, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 99 and 98 respectively. If forced to pick, Larry Demery gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Larry Demery and Al Downing

Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.81
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.93
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.46
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.42
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.77
55.77
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.48
53.48
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.09
33.09
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
3.72
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1336
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
445.1
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
8.35
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.81
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.7
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
4.02
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.7
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
4.39
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1639
6.5
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.934
0.934
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.31
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.12
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1901
38.42
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.77
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
4.08
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.27
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.36
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.75
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.13
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1658
33.51
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8481
33.65
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.42
38.42
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Larry Demery and Al Downing

Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.81
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.93
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1336
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
445.1
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.17
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.84
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
1.82
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.72
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.41
93.41
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.07
96.07
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.09
33.09
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Demery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Demery and Al Downing

Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
697.78
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PA
117
520
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
531.77
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
71.11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
67.49
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PA
12
53.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
54.88
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.44
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.9
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.33
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.22
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
12.61
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
20.83
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.95
14.06
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
102.22
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
85.29
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
106.67
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
94.93
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
48.89
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
26.7
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.78
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
66.67
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
63.04
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
13.46
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.45
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
27.44
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
217.78
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
217.31
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
40
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
39.31
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.48
Larry Demery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Demery
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA