Dave Downs vs. Juan Rincon — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Juan Rincon
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Rincon 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 4.03 and 1.424 for Juan Rincon. 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 Juan Rincon

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
7.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.69
54.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
4.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1521
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
8.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
3.87
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
8.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2196
38.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
4.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1925
34.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Juan Rincon

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
7.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1521
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Juan Rincon

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
66600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA