Dave Downs vs. Donnie Veal — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Donnie Veal
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Donnie Veal 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 5.48 and 1.652 for Donnie Veal. 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 Donnie Veal

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
13.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
5.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
8.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
6.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
9.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.768
1.768
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
41.48
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
5.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.623
1.623
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
34.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.48
41.48

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Donnie Veal

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
13.7
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.076
0.076
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Donnie Veal

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
63000
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
18.72
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA