Al Downing vs. Charlie Lea — Career Comparison

Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Charlie Lea
Baby BoomersFranceThrows RightBats RightEuropeMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Al Downing and Charlie Lea 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 112 for Al Downing and 108 for Charlie Lea, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 98 and 96 respectively. If forced to pick, Al Downing gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Al Downing and Charlie Lea

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.61
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.48
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.26
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.4
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.6
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.42
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.47
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.48
53.48
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.36
56.36
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.27
78.27
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
3.54
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
8.42
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.7
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.77
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.7
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
3.32
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1639
6.5
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
5.21
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.949
0.949
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.31
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.12
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9539
37.85
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3876
37.78
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.15
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
3.97
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.27
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.13
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.59
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.305
1.305
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3456
33.69
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Al Downing and Charlie Lea

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.61
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.48
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.26
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.4
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.63
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.09
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.82
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.76
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.73
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.07
96.07
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.79
97.79
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.086
1.086
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.27
78.27
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Downing and Charlie Lea

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
305.02
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
531.77
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
259
519.73
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
67.49
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
29
58.19
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
54.88
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
26
52.17
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.9
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.61
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.95
14.06
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
3.39
6.81
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
85.29
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
33
66.22
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
94.93
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
39
78.26
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
26.7
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
11
22.07
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
63.04
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
17
34.11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.45
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.57
-11.18
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
10
20.07
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
293
217.31
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
39.31
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
58.19
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.48
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.12
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
20.07
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA