Dave Downs vs. Joe Sambito — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Sambito
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Sambito 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 stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 3.03 and 1.254 for Joe Sambito. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Downs and Joe Sambito

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.33
49.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
3.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1887
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
629
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2588
37.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
3.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2333
33.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.03
37.03

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Joe Sambito

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1887
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
629
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.99
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.92
93.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Joe Sambito

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
4400
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
495.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
66.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.78
26.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
76.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
161.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
38.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
38.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
76.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.87
27.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
180.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA