Dave Downs vs. Bill Sherdel — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Sherdel
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Bill Sherdel. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.72) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.358). By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dave Downs and Bill Sherdel

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
1.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
0.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.92
52.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
3.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8128
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2709.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3018
10.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
2.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
2.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.554
0.554
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11604
38.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
4.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10889
36.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Bill Sherdel

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.203
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Bill Sherdel

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
308.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
539.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
120.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
92.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
19.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.87
45.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
160.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
156.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
53.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
48.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
97.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.37
50.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
35.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
53.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.13
11.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67