Dave Downs vs. Jose Mesa — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Mesa
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Mesa 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 4.36 and 1.509 for Jose Mesa. 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 Jose Mesa

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
5.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.33
42.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.87
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
4.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4646
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
9.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
3.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1038
6.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6804
39.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
3.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
811
4.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.87
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5972
34.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Jose Mesa

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
5.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4646
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
1.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
94.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Jose Mesa

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
153450
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
7.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
22.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA