Dave Downs vs. Ted Lewis — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Lewis
Pre-GenerationalWalesThrows RightBats RightBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Lewis 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 3.53 and 1.345 for Ted Lewis. 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 Ted Lewis

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
0.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.49
59.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.61
83.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
3.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4215
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1405
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
8.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.633
0.633
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5956
38.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
4.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5406
34.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Ted Lewis

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4227
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1409
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.81
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.859
1.859
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Ted Lewis

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
181.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
545.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
121.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
108.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.83
39.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
137.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
159.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
65.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
51.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
116.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.91
46.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
37.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
65.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.2
9.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
16.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100