Dave Downs vs. Bob Rush — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Rush
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Bob Rush. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.65) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.305). 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 Bob Rush

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
1.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
1.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.98
76.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
977
3.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7232
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2410.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
2.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1244
4.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10219
38.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1128
4.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9396
35.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Bob Rush

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3580
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1193.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
3.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
4.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
4.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.53
95.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Bob Rush

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
289.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
871
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
555.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
96.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
77.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36.26
24.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
123.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
117.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
34.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
33.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
65.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.1
18.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
21.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
298
205.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Rush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100