Dave Downs vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Ford Smith posted a stronger line than Dave Downs. Ford Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.37 vs 2.74) and WHIP (1.115 vs 1.217). By the career numbers, Ford Smith 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 Ford Smith

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737
36.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
33.26
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Ford Smith

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Ford Smith

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
547.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
129.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
90.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
101.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
177.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA