Dave Downs vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Tim Wakefield. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 4.41) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.361). By the career numbers, Dave Downs 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 Tim Wakefield

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
6.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.37
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Tim Wakefield

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.92
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
1.55
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Tim Wakefield

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
2907.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
512.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA