Dave Downs vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Dave Downs and Nolan Ryan are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dave Downs had the edge in ERA (2.74 vs 3.19). 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 Nolan Ryan

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
1.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
3.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
0.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
0.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22575
37.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2178
3.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
33.26
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Nolan Ryan

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
1.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Nolan Ryan

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
232.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50