Dave Downs vs. James Shields — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
James Shields
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than James Shields. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 4.01) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.280). 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 James Shields

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.51
99.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
4.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581
8.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
2.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2234
7.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10993
37.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1267
4.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.73
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10052
34.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and James Shields

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
0.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
1.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.51
99.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and James Shields

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
1601.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
553.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
93.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
81.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.7
18.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
105.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
105.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
58.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
23.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
81.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.08
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
218.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA