Dave Downs vs. Joe Roa — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Roa
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Roa 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 4.94 and 1.538 for Joe Roa. 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 Joe Roa

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.83
15.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
4.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
11.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
5.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
39.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
5.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
36.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Joe Roa

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.492
0.492
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.83
15.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Joe Roa

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
1358.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
532.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
113.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.66
30.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
135.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.07
34.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA