Dave Downs vs. Matt Maysey — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Maysey
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Maysey 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 5.55 and 1.890 for Matt Maysey. 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 Maysey

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
5.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
11.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.84
11.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
4.81
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.986
0.986
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
43.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.81
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
5.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.849
1.849
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
36.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.27
43.27

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Matt Maysey

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Matt Maysey

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
15000
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Matt Maysey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Maysey
Career
Per 600 PA