Dave Downs vs. Rick Luecken — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rick Luecken
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Luecken 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 5.1 and 1.970 for Rick Luecken. 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 Rick Luecken

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
6.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
11.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.36
11.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
42.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.828
1.828
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
35.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.18
42.18

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Rick Luecken

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
6.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Rick Luecken

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
11200
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
64.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA