Dave Downs vs. Deck McGuire — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Deck McGuire
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Deck McGuire 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 5.23 and 1.471 for Deck McGuire. 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 Deck McGuire

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
5.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
7.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
40.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
5.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
34.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Deck McGuire

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Deck McGuire

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2700
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA