Dave Downs vs. Scott Stewart — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Stewart
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Stewart 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 3.99 and 1.445 for Scott Stewart. 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 Scott Stewart

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
10.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.99
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180.2
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
9.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.95
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.99
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
8.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
38.81
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
4.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
34.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Scott Stewart

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
10.66
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180.2
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Scott Stewart

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
32100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Scott Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA