Dave Downs vs. Curt Simmons — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Curt Simmons
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Curt Simmons. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.54) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.325). 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 Curt Simmons

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
1.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.33
51.33
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
81.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1318
3.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10045
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3348.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3313
8.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
2.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
4.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14144
38.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1551
4.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.307
1.307
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13028
35.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Curt Simmons

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
2.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
1.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7152
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2384
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
1.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
2.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
2.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.127
1.127
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.58
59.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Curt Simmons

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
290.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1256
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1135
542.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
92.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
81.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
10.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.3
21.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
106.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
121.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
44.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
36.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
80.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.76
18.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
28.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
283
135.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
27.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67