Dave Downs vs. Ollie Voigt — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Ollie Voigt 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 5.51 and 2.082 for Ollie Voigt. 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 Ollie Voigt

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
5.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.78
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
7.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.041
1.041
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
41.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.76
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
7.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.082
2.082
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
34.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.88
41.88

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Ollie Voigt

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Ollie Voigt

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
960
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
138.16
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
1.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
143.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Ollie Voigt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Voigt
Career
Per 600 PA