Dave Downs vs. Al Mattern — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Al Mattern. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.37) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.394). 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 Al Mattern

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.12
68.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
3.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2533
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
9.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
3.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.655
0.655
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3493
37.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3184
33.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.23
37.23

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Al Mattern

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1953
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
3.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.25
95.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.181
2.181
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Al Mattern

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
270.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
533.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
88.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
80.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.99
19.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
98.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
107.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
33.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
31.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
64.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.5
16.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
127.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
4.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
47.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100