Dave Downs vs. John Lackey — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Lackey
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than John Lackey. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.92) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.306). By the career numbers, Dave Downs 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 Dave Downs and John Lackey

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
1.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
1.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.55
99.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1237
3.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8521
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2840.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2862
9.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
1.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
2.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2294
7.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12030
38.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
4.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10938
34.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and John Lackey

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
1.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
1.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8521
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2840.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
0.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
1.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
1.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.9
94.9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.163
1.163
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.55
99.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and John Lackey

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
1018.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
534.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
58.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
43.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.51
10.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
74.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
79.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
13.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
18.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
31.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.68
-8.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
219.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
45.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50