Tom Downey vs. Joe Pepitone — Career Comparison

Tom Downey
Lost GenerationMaineThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueShortstop
Joe Pepitone
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Joe Pepitone comes out clearly ahead of Tom Downey across most offensive categories. Joe Pepitone led in home run production (HR/PA+ 189 vs 53), contact rate (K%+ 147 vs 114), and slugging (SLG+ 119 vs 92). Tom Downey held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 95 vs 66). Joe Pepitone was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Tom Downey and Joe Pepitone

Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
651
158.27
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1397
153.07
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
2468
600
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5476
600
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
2170
527.55
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5097
558.47
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
520
126.42
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1315
144.08
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
101.86
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
903
98.94
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
69
16.77
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
17.31
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.08
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.83
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
24
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
101
24.55
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
45.14
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
233.51
56.77
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662.12
72.55
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
660
160.45
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2200
241.05
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
726
176.5
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1645
180.24
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
256
62.24
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
606
66.4
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
188
45.71
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
79
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
437
106.24
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
121.4
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
259.09
62.99
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
666.03
72.98
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.94
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.07
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
48.14
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
33.09
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
8
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
50.08
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
526
57.63
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.98
11.98
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
10.41
10.41
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
22.37
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.53
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.83
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
124
13.59
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
21.15
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
41
4.49
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.51
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
21.15
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
73
8
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
56.16
56.16

Fielding Stats for Tom Downey and Joe Pepitone

Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.81
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.13
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.01
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
1.01
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6045
27
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34749
27
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2015
9
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11583
9
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1236
5.52
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9036
7.02
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1687
7.53
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
0.51
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.13
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.06
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3177
14.19
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9767
7.59
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2923
13.06
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9686
7.53
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.01
92.01
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.685
6.685
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.37
89.37
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.86
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
0.61
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0