Dave Downs vs. Lou Sleater — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Sleater
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Sleater 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 4.7 and 1.643 for Lou Sleater. 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 Lou Sleater

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.03
16.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
9.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.96
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
5.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
40.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
5.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
35.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.92
40.92

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Lou Sleater

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
7.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.443
0.443
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Lou Sleater

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
798.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
566.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
115.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.76
48.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
192.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
137.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
44.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
66.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.81
42.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.91
9.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA