Dave Downs vs. Dick Lanahan — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Lanahan
Greatest GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Lanahan 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 5.15 and 1.658 for Dick Lanahan. 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 Dick Lanahan

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.21
23.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
5.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
10.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
4.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
41.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
5.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.658
1.658
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
36.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.68
41.68

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Dick Lanahan

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Dick Lanahan

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
730.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
547.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.61
7.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-6.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA