Dave Downs vs. Preacher Roe — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Preacher Roe
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Preacher Roe. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.43) and home runs allowed (0.39 per nine innings vs 0.94). By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dave Downs and Preacher Roe

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.19
60.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.38
78.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
3.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5743
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1914.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
8.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
2.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
4.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7904
37.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
3.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7383
34.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Preacher Roe

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
47.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
12.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
42.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
56.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.47
97.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.156
1.156
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Preacher Roe

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
277.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
620
515.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
56.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
53.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.64
9.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
61.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
88.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
30.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
23.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
53.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.64
-3.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
31.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
178.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
52.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA