Dave Downs vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Smith
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe 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 3.14 and 1.230 for Joe 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 Joe Smith

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
10.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.8
61.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
3.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2287
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
7.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
7.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3150
37.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
3.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2821
33.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.19
37.19

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Joe Smith

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
10.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2287
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.25
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Joe Smith

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
259800
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA