Dave Downs vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than James McDonald. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 4.2) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.442). 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 James McDonald

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.6
62.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
38.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
33.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and James McDonald

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.6
62.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and James McDonald

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
52.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
263.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA