Dave Dowling vs. Bob Keegan — Career Comparison

Dave Dowling
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Keegan
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Dowling posted a stronger line than Bob Keegan. Dave Dowling posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.8 vs 3.66) and WHIP (1.200 vs 1.412). By the career numbers, Dave Dowling had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dave Dowling and Bob Keegan

Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.88
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.21
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.56
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.5
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.44
64.44
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
3.66
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1934
27
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644.2
9
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
9.33
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.98
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
3.25
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.76
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.669
0.669
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
37.8
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2768
38.64
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
4.19
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
37.8
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
35.28
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Dave Dowling and Bob Keegan

Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.23
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.25
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1638
27
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
9
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.41
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.93
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.39
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.34
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.3
56.3
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Dowling and Bob Keegan

Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
345.76
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
600
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
498.31
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
81.36
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
73.73
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.08
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.54
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.63
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
16.75
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.53
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
119.49
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.59
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.31
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.9
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-23.84
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.95
15.12
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.54
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.59
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
78.81
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.61
7.61
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.85
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.71
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.34
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA