Dave Downs vs. Steve Reed — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Reed
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Reed 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 3.63 and 1.312 for Steve Reed. 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 Steve Reed

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
8.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
3.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2612
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
870.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
8.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
2.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
6.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.51
6.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.051
1.051
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3662
37.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
3.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3255
33.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Steve Reed

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
8.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2612
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
870.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
1.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Steve Reed

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
17892.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.57
12.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
5.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Reed
Career
Per 600 PA