Dave Downs vs. Eddy Rodriguez — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eddy Rodriguez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Eddy Rodriguez 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 5.4 and 1.680 for Eddy Rodriguez. 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 Eddy Rodriguez

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
5.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
6.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
7.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.509
1.509
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
40.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
5.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
33.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Eddy Rodriguez

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.158
0.158
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Eddy Rodriguez

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
22800
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Eddy Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddy Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA