Dave Downs vs. Lou McEvoy — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou McEvoy
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou McEvoy 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 7.79 and 1.918 for Lou McEvoy. 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 Lou McEvoy

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
7.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
11.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.55
11.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
5.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
46.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
40.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.21
46.21

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Lou McEvoy

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Lou McEvoy

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1020
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
12.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
150
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-5.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA