Dave Downs vs. Bill Macdonald — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Macdonald
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Bill Macdonald. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 4.66) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.534). 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 Bill Macdonald

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
4.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
8.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
5.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.998
0.998
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
39.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
33.96
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Bill Macdonald

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Bill Macdonald

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
392.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
534.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
65.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.25
13.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
109.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
43.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
196.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA