Dave Downs vs. Jack Scheible — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Scheible
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Scheible 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 5.4 and 1.855 for Jack Scheible. 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 Jack Scheible

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
10.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
6.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
43.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.855
1.855
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
36.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.69
43.69

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Jack Scheible

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Jack Scheible

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
21.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
22.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Scheible
Career
Per 600 PA