Darin Downs vs. Jake Esch — Career Comparison

MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
MillenialMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Esch built a career as a starting pitcher and Darin Downs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Darin Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.401 compared to 5.54 and 2.000 for Jake Esch. By the career numbers, Darin Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darin Downs and Jake Esch

Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.76
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.14
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.77
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.87
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.6
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
8.34
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
6.92
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.6
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
38.22
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
42.23
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.96
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.89
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.923
1.923
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
33.35
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
36
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Darin Downs and Jake Esch

Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.99
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darin Downs and Jake Esch

Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
20.56
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA