Dave Downs vs. Hideo Nomo — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hideo Nomo
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Hideo Nomo. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 4.24) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.370). 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 Hideo Nomo

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.02
53.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.45
98.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
4.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5929
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1976.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1768
8.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
908
4.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1918
8.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8462
38.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
4.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7372
33.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Hideo Nomo

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5929
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1976.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
1.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.78
95.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.45
98.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Hideo Nomo

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
358.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
543
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
485
535.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
71.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
50.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.31
18.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
102.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
86.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
24.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
28.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
48.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222
245.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
48.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA