Al Downing vs. Jake Reed — Career Comparison

Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jake Reed
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Downing built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Reed as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Downing posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 7.57 and 1.610 for Jake Reed. By the career numbers, Al Downing had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Downing and Jake Reed

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.55
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.42
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.48
53.48
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
7.57
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.7
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.32
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.7
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.62
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1639
6.5
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.31
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.63
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.89
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.27
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.13
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
36.88
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Al Downing and Jake Reed

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.55
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.29
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.82
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.32
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.07
96.07
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.103
0.103
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Downing and Jake Reed

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
17400
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
531.77
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
67.49
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
54.88
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.9
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.61
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.95
14.06
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
85.29
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
94.93
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
26.7
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
63.04
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.45
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
293
217.31
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
39.31
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA