Dave Downs vs. Frank Lary — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Lary
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Frank Lary. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.49) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.283). 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 Frank Lary

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.46
52.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.43
83.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6487
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2162.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2123
8.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
2.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
4.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9107
37.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8394
34.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.9
37.9

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Frank Lary

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6487
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2162.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
1.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
2.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
2.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.43
83.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Frank Lary

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
262.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
828
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
734
531.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
94.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
76.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.15
26.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
124.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
123.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
49.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
39.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
84.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.88
23.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
152.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
3.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
37.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0