Dave Downs vs. Matt Svanson — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Svanson
Gen ZIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Svanson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Svanson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.94 and WHIP 0.878 compared to 2.74 and 1.217 for Dave Downs. By the career numbers, Matt Svanson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Downs and Matt Svanson

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
10.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
34.91
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
33.26
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
30.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.91
34.91

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Matt Svanson

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Matt Svanson

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA