Dave Downs vs. Mike Rowland — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Rowland
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Rowland 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 a career ERA of 2.74 against Mike Rowland's 2.74, with WHIP of 1.217 and 1.195 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Downs and Mike Rowland

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
36.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
33.26
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
32.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.91
36.91

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Mike Rowland

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Mike Rowland

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16800
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA