Dave Downs vs. Jon Leicester — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Leicester
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Leicester 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 5.88 and 1.500 for Jon Leicester. 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 Jon Leicester

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
9.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
6.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
39.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
6.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
34.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Jon Leicester

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.208
0.208
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Jon Leicester

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
14400
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Leicester
Career
Per 600 PA