Dave Downs vs. Donn Roach — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Donn Roach
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Donn Roach 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 5.77 and 1.795 for Donn Roach. 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 Donn Roach

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
5.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
11.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
4.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
42.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.769
1.769
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
36.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.92
42.92

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Donn Roach

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Donn Roach

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2520
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
125.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
128.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA