Dave Downs vs. Johnny Sain — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Johnny Sain
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Johnny Sain. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.49) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.302). 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 Johnny Sain

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
1.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
1.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.51
54.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.47
59.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
3.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6377
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2125.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2145
9.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
2.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.719
0.719
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8998
38.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
4.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8349
35.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Johnny Sain

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
29.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
26.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
35.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.32
96.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.209
1.209
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Johnny Sain

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
433
303.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
542.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
133.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
108.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
24.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.59
39.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
164.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
151.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
48.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
70.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
117.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.11
45.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
14.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.8
42.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
39.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
25
17.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA