Dave Downs vs. Will Smith — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Will Smith
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Will 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 3.85 and 1.278 for Will 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 Will Smith

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
3.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1957
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
652.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
7.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
3.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.512
1.512
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2729
37.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
4.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2443
33.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Will Smith

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1957
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
652.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.91
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.41
90.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.107
0.107
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Will Smith

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
185400
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
208.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA