Dave Downs vs. Gus Shallix — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus Shallix
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus Shallix 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 3.56 and 1.182 for Gus Shallix. 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 Gus Shallix

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
3.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
873
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
7.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.615
0.615
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.87
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
38.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
5.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1126
34.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Gus Shallix

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.026
2.026
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Gus Shallix

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
163.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
559.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.11
5.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
77.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
27.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
50
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.99
-18.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Gus Shallix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Shallix
Career
Per 600 PA