Dave Downs vs. Rob Scahill — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rob Scahill
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Rob Scahill 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 3.85 and 1.523 for Rob Scahill. 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 Rob Scahill

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
7.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
9.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.96
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
3.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
39.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
4.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
34.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.99
39.99

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Rob Scahill

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
7.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Rob Scahill

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
10628.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-14.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Scahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Scahill
Career
Per 600 PA