Dave Downs vs. Billy Norman — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lost GenerationKansasNorth AmericaChicago Leland GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Dave Downs and Billy Norman are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dave Downs had the edge in ERA (2.74 vs 3.4). 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 Billy Norman

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
76.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.731
0.731
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
39.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
4.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.248
1.248
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
36.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Billy Norman

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Billy Norman

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
243.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
525
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.42
-26.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA