Dave Downs vs. Dan Schneider — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Schneider 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 4.71 and 1.635 for Dan Schneider. 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 Dan Schneider

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
6.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
4.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
10.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.87
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
3.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
4.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
40.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
5.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
36.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Dan Schneider

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
6.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.88
93.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Dan Schneider

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
2380
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
580
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.77
15.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
9.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Schneider
Career
Per 600 PA