Dave Downs vs. Elias Sosa — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Elias Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Elias Sosa 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 3.32 and 1.383 for Elias Sosa. 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 Elias Sosa

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.64
53.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.81
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
3.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2754
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
8.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
5.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3880
38.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
3.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
3.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.68
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3423
33.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Elias Sosa

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.89
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.72
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Elias Sosa

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
3506.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
535.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
69.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
64.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.53
8.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
75.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
87.38
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
46.6
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.03
-6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
203.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
2.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0