Dave Downs vs. Al Smith — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Smith
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Al Smith. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.72) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.380). 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 Al Smith

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
1.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.5
49.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.74
56.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
3.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4987
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1707
9.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
3.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.706
0.706
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7112
38.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
827
4.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6493
35.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Al Smith

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.185
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Al Smith

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
353.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
527.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
100.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
85.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.63
30.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
120.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
154.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
47.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
37.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
82.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.32
31.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
50.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
104.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
5.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
17.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA