Dave Downs vs. Brad Lidge — Career Comparison
Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lidge 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 3.54 and 1.359 for Brad Lidge. 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 Brad Lidge
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
3.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
11.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.92
11.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2589
38.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2225
33.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Brad Lidge
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.118
0.118
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Brad Lidge
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
68.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75