Dave Downs vs. Leroy Sutton — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leroy Sutton
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Dave Downs and Leroy Sutton are fairly close on the surface numbers. Leroy Sutton had the edge in home runs allowed (0.18 per nine innings vs 0.39). By the career numbers, Leroy Sutton had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dave Downs and Leroy Sutton

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.85
51.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.623
0.623
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
38.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
3.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
35.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Leroy Sutton

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.21
86.21
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.852
1.852
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Leroy Sutton

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
279.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
548.28
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
93.1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.98
20.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
113.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.82
18.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA