Dave Downs vs. Ed Stein — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Stein
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Stein 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 3.97 and 1.462 for Ed Stein. 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 Ed Stein

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
1.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.42
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.29
58.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.12
85.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
3.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4968
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1656
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
9.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
2.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7345
39.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1048
5.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6555
35.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.92
39.92

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Ed Stein

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
1.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
2.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.154
2.154
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Ed Stein

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
178.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
727
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
544.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
122.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
100.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.43
48.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
152.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
171.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
67.68
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
64.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
130.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.95
53.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
97.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.16
6.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.78
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100