Dave Downs vs. Jason Shiell — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jason Shiell
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Shiell 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 6.92 and 2.107 for Jason Shiell. 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 Jason Shiell

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
6.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
11.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.83
11.83
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
6.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
8.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.661
1.661
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
45.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
7.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.033
2.033
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
37.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.3
45.3

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Jason Shiell

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Jason Shiell

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
2400
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
2.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-7.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA