Dave Downs vs. Joe Orrell — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Orrell
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Orrell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 3.01 and 1.517 for Joe Orrell. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Downs and Joe Orrell

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
4.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
39.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
4.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
34.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Joe Orrell

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Joe Orrell

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
800
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
575
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.58
14.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
125
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
8.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA