Dave Downs vs. John Nelson — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Nelson
UnknownCuban X GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than John Nelson. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.65) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.671). By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dave Downs and John Nelson

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
3.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
13.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.22
13.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.519
0.519
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
43.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
9.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
40.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.86
43.86

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and John Nelson

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.931
3.931
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and John Nelson

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
148.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
525.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
37.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
138.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
127.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.485
0.485
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
148.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.12
32.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.67
37.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
John Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100