Dave Downs vs. Jack Sharrott — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Sharrott
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Sharrott 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 3.12 and 1.352 for Jack Sharrott. 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 Sharrott

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
934
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
7.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1363
39.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
5.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
34.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Jack Sharrott

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1815
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.75
84.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.613
1.613
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Jack Sharrott

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
187.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
582.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
138.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
107.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.42
53.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
187.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
155.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
91.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
83.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
171.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.93
58.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
60.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.94
9.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
29.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
29.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sharrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100