Dave Downs vs. Mike Munoz — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Munoz 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 5.19 and 1.658 for Mike Munoz. 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 Mike Munoz

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
11.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
5.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1093
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
10.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.08
10.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
4.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
5.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.136
1.136
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1633
40.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
5.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1422
35.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.34
40.34

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Mike Munoz

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
11.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1093
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.4
96.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Mike Munoz

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
24709.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
68.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
59.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
327.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
1.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Munoz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Munoz
Career
Per 600 PA