Dave Downs vs. Jon Rauch — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Rauch
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Rauch 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 3.9 and 1.282 for Jon Rauch. 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 Jon Rauch

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
8.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.81
51.81
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
3.9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1785
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
8.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
2.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
7.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.18
7.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2499
37.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
4.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2262
34.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Jon Rauch

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
8.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1785
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.75
98.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Jon Rauch

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
556
13900
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
525
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.14
28.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
125
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-2.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
15
375
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Rauch
Career
Per 600 PA