Dave Downs vs. Joe Savery — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Savery
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Savery 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 3.83 and 1.277 for Joe Savery. 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 Savery

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
7.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.007
1.007
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.258
1.258
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
33.26
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
33.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Joe Savery

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
7.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Joe Savery

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
8800
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-35.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA