Dave Downs vs. Roy Oswalt — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Oswalt
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Roy Oswalt. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.36) and home runs allowed (0.39 per nine innings vs 0.79). 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 Roy Oswalt

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.51
61.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
8.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
2.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1852
7.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9301
37.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
897
3.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8539
34.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Roy Oswalt

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.16
98.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.44
93.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Roy Oswalt

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
278.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
495.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
76.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
70.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.7
15.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
83.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
100.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
22.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
27.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
48.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.77
11.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
136.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
79.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA