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Dave Downs vs. Tim Stoddard — Career Comparison

Dave Downs

Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tim Stoddard

Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Stoddard 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 3.95 and 1.481 for Tim Stoddard. 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 Tim Stoddard

Seasons Pitched

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

1

1

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

13

13

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

4

1.57

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

485

5.98

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

4

1.57

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

1

0.39

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

41

0.51

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

1

0.39

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

35

0.43

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

50

50

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

53.95

53.95

Games Started %

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

100

100

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

1

0.39

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

1

0.39

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

76

0.94

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

7

2.74

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

320

3.95

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

2.74

2.74

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

3.95

3.95

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

3.6

3.6

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

4

4

Defense Independent ERA

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

3.65

3.65

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

4.19

4.19

Opposing Batting Average

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

0.294

0.294

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

0.25

0.25

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

69

27

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

2189

27

Innings Pitched

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

23

9

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

729.2

9

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

25

9.78

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Inningsverified

680

8.39

Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

9.78

9.78

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

8.39

8.39

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

1

0.39

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

72

0.89

Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

0.39

0.39

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

0.89

0.89

Home Runs Allowed per Game

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

0.25

0.25

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

0.15

0.15

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

3

1.17

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

356

4.39

Intentional Walks

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

45

0.56

Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

1.17

1.17

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

4.39

4.39

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

5

1.96

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

582

7.18

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

1.96

1.96

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

7.18

7.18

Strikeouts Per Game

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

1.25

1.25

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

1.2

1.2

Power Finesse Ratio

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

0.348

0.348

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

1.286

1.286

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

2

0.78

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Inningsverified

33

0.41

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

1

0.39

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Inningsverified

10

0.12

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

1

0.39

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Inningsverified

2

0.02

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

89

34.83

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

3158

38.95

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

262

3.23

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

7

2.74

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

343

4.23

Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

2.74

2.74

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

4.23

4.23

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

37

0.46

Sacrifice Flies

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

31

0.38

Ground into Double Play (GIDP)

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

65

0.8

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

1.217

1.217

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

1.42

1.42

Pitched At Bats

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

85

33.26

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

2724

33.6

Runs Allowed Per Game

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

1.75

1.75

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

0.71

0.71

Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

0.304

0.304

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

0.294

0.294

Batters Faced Per 9 Innings

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

34.83

34.83

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

38.95

38.95

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Tim Stoddard

Seasons Fielding

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

1

1

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

13

13

Games Played as Fielder

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

4

1.57

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

485

5.98

Starts as Fielder

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

4

1.57

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

69

27

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

2189

27

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

23

9

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

729.2

9

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

44

0.54

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Inningsverified

5

1.96

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

80

0.99

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

6

0.07

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Inningsverified

5

1.96

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

130

1.6

Chances Accepted

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Inningsverified

5

1.96

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

124

1.53

Fielding Percentage

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

100

100

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

95.38

95.38

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

1.25

1.25

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

0.256

0.256

Games Started %

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

100

100

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

6

0.07

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Wild Pitch as Fielder

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Stolen Base Allowed

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Catcher Caught Stealing

Dave Downs

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Tim Stoddard

Seasons Hitting

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

1

1

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

13

13

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

4

300

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

485

13227.27

Plate Appearances

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

8

600

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

22

600

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PAverified

8

600

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

20

545.45

Batting Average

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.25

0.25

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0.1

0.1

Equivalent Average

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.5

0.5

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0.409

0.409

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PAverified

2

150

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

2

54.55

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

2

150

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

1

27.27

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

1

27.27

Extra Base Hits

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

1

27.27

Extra Base Hit Pct

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.5

0.5

Home Runs Per at Bat

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.05

0.05

Home Runs Per Hit

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.5

0.5

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PAverified

0.45

34.02

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

1.15

31.26

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PAverified

2

150

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

5

136.36

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PAverified

2

150

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

2

54.55

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.25

0.25

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0.1

0.1

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0.25

0.25

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0.25

0.25

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.5

0.5

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0.35

0.35

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.15

0.15

Gross Production Average (GPA)

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.175

0.175

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0.108

0.108

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.333

0.333

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0.278

0.278

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.5

0.5

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0.091

0.091

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PAverified

1

75

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

1

27.27

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

2

150

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

1

27.27

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

3

225

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

1

27.27

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.56

41.68

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0.03

0.78

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Intentional Walks

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Dave Downs

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

4

300

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PAverified

8

218.18

Plate Appearances per Strikeout

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

2

2

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

2.75

2.75

Walks Per Strikeout

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

2

54.55

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Ground into Double Play (GIDP)

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Caught Stealing

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Stolen Base Attempts

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Stolen Base Percentage

Dave Downs

Career

Per 600 PA

Tim Stoddard

Career

Per 600 PA