Al Downing vs. Art Lopatka — Career Comparison

Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Art Lopatka
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Al Downing posted a stronger line than Art Lopatka. Al Downing posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.22 vs 6.35) and WHIP (1.283 vs 1.588). By the career numbers, Al Downing 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 Al Downing and Art Lopatka

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.24
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.42
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.48
53.48
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.29
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.35
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10.59
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.7
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.7
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.71
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1639
6.5
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.76
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.31
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
42.88
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.94
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.13
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
38.65
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.88
42.88

Fielding Stats for Al Downing and Art Lopatka

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.61
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6807
27
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2269
9
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.29
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.82
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.07
96.07
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Downing and Art Lopatka

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1200
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
531.77
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
67.49
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
54.88
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.9
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.61
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.95
14.06
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
85.29
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
94.93
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
26.7
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
63.04
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.45
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
293
217.31
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
39.31
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Art Lopatka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Lopatka
Career
Per 600 PA