Dave Downs vs. Henry Lampe — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Henry Lampe
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Henry Lampe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 8.03 and 2.534 for Henry Lampe. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Downs and Henry Lampe

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
8.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
15.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.51
15.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
7.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
49.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
13.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.32
13.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.534
2.534
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
41.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.07
49.07

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Henry Lampe

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Henry Lampe

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
257.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
34.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
28.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Lampe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Henry Lampe
Career
Per 600 PA