Dave Downs vs. Minnie Rojas — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Minnie Rojas
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Minnie Rojas 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 3 and 1.284 for Minnie Rojas. 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 Minnie Rojas

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
5.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.97
58.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
8.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
5.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
37.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
3.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
34.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Minnie Rojas

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
5.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Minnie Rojas

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
2004.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
523.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.52
6.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
63.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-17.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
280.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
2.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Minnie Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA