Dave Downs vs. John O'Donoghue — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
John O'Donoghue
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than John O'Donoghue. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 4.07) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.421). 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 O'Donoghue

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.49
41.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
4.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2253
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
780
9.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
3.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.848
0.848
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3235
38.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
4.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2953
35.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and John O'Donoghue

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.34
95.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.716
0.716
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and John O'Donoghue

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
692.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
542.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
92.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
76.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.97
26.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
123.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
105.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
42.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
63.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.38
19.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
176.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
44.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100