Dave Downs vs. Fred Newman — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Newman
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Dave Downs and Fred Newman are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dave Downs had the edge in ERA (2.74 vs 3.41). 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 Fred Newman

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.11
86.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
3.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1830
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
2.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
3.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.669
0.669
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2512
37.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
3.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.218
1.218
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2341
34.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Fred Newman

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1830
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
3.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.954
1.954
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.11
86.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Fred Newman

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
323.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
515.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
78.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
70.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.92
22.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
98.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
115.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
28.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
53.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.73
16.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
202.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
2.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
42.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100