Dave Downs vs. Matt Miller — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Miller 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 7.84 and 2.419 for Matt Miller. 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 Matt Miller

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
13.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
7.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
17.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.42
17.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
48.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
8.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.419
2.419
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
43.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.452
0.452
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.77
48.77

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Matt Miller

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
13.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Matt Miller

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA