Dave Downs vs. Jack Meyer — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Meyer
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Meyer 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 3.92 and 1.435 for Jack Meyer. 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 Jack Meyer

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.38
41.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
3.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
7.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1965
38.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
4.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1711
33.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Jack Meyer

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.51
95.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Jack Meyer

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
1212
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
516
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.96
23.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
114
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
132
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
18.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
186
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.23
3.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA