Dave Downs vs. Cliff Melton — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Cliff Melton. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.42) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.291). 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 Cliff Melton

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.81
51.81
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.81
65.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4361
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1446
8.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
2.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
4.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6159
38.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
4.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5706
35.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.13
38.13

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Cliff Melton

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.625
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Cliff Melton

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
302.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
521.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
85.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
78.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.8
16.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
94.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
107.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
31.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
35.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
66.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.46
12.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
22.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
56.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
11.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA