Dave Downs vs. Dennis Leonard — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dennis Leonard
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Dennis Leonard. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.7) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.279). 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 Dennis Leonard

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.6
57.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.79
96.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
3.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6561
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2187
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2137
8.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
2.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1323
5.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9149
37.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008
4.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.262
1.262
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8328
34.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Dennis Leonard

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6561
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2187
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.68
94.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.79
96.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Dennis Leonard

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA