Dave Downs vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Daisuke Matsuzaka. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 4.45) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.413). 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 Daisuke Matsuzaka

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2371
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
8.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
4.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
8.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3444
39.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2974
33.87
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2371
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
1.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
2106.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
493.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.38
18.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA