Dave Downs vs. Rick Matula — Career Comparison

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

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Rick Matula. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 4.41) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.521). 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 Rick Matula

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
4.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
10.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.81
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
3.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.718
0.718
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
39.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
4.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
35.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Rick Matula

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.88
98.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Rick Matula

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
316.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
532.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.02
4.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
67.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.48
-16.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
230.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA