Dave Downs vs. Zach Neal — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zach Neal
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach Neal 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 5.35 and 1.287 for Zach Neal. 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 Zach Neal

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.78
17.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
5.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
9.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.737
0.737
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
37.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
5.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
35.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Zach Neal

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.489
0.489
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.78
17.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Zach Neal

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
13500
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA