Dave Downs vs. Matt Mantei — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Mantei
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Mantei 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 4.07 and 1.419 for Matt Mantei. 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 Matt Mantei

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
8.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
4.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
968
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
6.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.95
6.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
5.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
11.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.05
11.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.847
1.847
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
39.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
5.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
4.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
33.26
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1170
32.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.44
39.44

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Matt Mantei

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
8.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
968
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Matt Mantei

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
37800
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
20.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA