Dave Downs vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Howard Ross. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 5.84) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.587). 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 Howard Ross

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.591
0.591
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
34.83
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
33.26
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.83
34.83
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Howard Ross

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Howard Ross

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA