Sean Doolittle vs. Al Downing — Career Comparison

Sean Doolittle
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Al Downing built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Doolittle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sean Doolittle led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 91), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 126 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 99). Role difference aside, Sean Doolittle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sean Doolittle and Al Downing

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.52
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.42
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.48
53.48
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.2
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
811
3.22
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
7.72
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.72
7.72
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.96
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.7
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.06
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.7
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1639
6.5
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.31
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
35.97
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9539
37.85
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.34
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
938
3.72
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.27
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.13
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.269
1.269
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
33.25
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8481
33.65
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Sean Doolittle and Al Downing

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.29
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.82
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.74
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.07
96.07
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Doolittle and Al Downing

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
531.77
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
67.49
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
54.88
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.61
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.95
14.06
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
85.29
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
94.93
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
26.7
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
63.04
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.45
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
217.31
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
39.31
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.12
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA