Dave Downs vs. Dan Smith — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan Smith
Gen XMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Smith 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 4.66 and 1.966 for Dan Smith. 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 Dan Smith

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
11.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
6.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
44.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
5.9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.931
1.931
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
37.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.38
44.38

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Dan Smith

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.177
0.177
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Dan Smith

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA