Al Downing vs. Mike Perez — Career Comparison

Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Perez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Downing built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Perez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Perez led in run prevention (ERA+ 157 vs 112), home run suppression (HR9+ 149 vs 108), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 91). Al Downing held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 92). Role difference aside, Mike Perez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Al Downing and Mike Perez

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
8.14
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.62
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.42
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.48
53.48
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.56
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
8.69
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.7
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.68
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.7
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.12
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.57
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1639
6.5
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
5.83
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.994
0.994
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.31
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
38.37
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.6
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.85
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.27
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.13
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1298
33.76
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Al Downing and Mike Perez

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
8.14
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.27
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
1.82
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.95
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
1.75
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.87
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.07
96.07
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Downing and Mike Perez

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
313
11047.06
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
531.77
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
388.24
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
67.49
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
54.88
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.9
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.61
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.95
14.06
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-6.16
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
85.29
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
94.93
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
26.7
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
63.04
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.45
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.46
-16.07
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
27.44
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
217.31
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
39.31
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.12
Mike Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Perez
Career
Per 600 PA