Dave Downs vs. Ad Lankford — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ad Lankford
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln StarsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Ad Lankford. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 4.53) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.616). 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 Ad Lankford

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
4.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
11.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
41.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
6.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.96
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
36.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.42
41.42

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Ad Lankford

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.46
91.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.974
1.974
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Ad Lankford

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
164.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
517.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
119.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
96.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.63
53.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
146.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
174.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
82.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
164.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
59.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
54.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100