Dave Downs vs. Randy Moffitt — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Randy Moffitt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Moffitt 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 3.65 and 1.440 for Randy Moffitt. 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 Randy Moffitt

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
6.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.26
45.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
3.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2344
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
8.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
3.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
5.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3380
38.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
3.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
4.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2982
34.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Randy Moffitt

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
6.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2345
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
1.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.22
92.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Randy Moffitt

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
3343.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
537.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
62.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.61
16.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
87.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
62.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.31
8.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
156.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
50
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Moffitt
Career
Per 600 PA