Dave Downs vs. Jeff Shaw — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jeff Shaw
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Shaw 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 3.54 and 1.296 for Jeff Shaw. 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 Jeff Shaw

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
6.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2544
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
8.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
5.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.919
0.919
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3549
37.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
4.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3225
34.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.67
37.67

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Jeff Shaw

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
6.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2544
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Jeff Shaw

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
633
8440
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.57
7.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.58
-7.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
266.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA