Dave Downs vs. Ed Vosberg — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Vosberg 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 4.32 and 1.599 for Ed Vosberg. 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 Ed Vosberg

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
10.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
700
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
9.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
4.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
6.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
39.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.16
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
4.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.93
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
34.52
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.84
39.84

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Ed Vosberg

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
10.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
700
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.54
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.181
0.181
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Ed Vosberg

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
79800
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Ed Vosberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Vosberg
Career
Per 600 PA