Darin Downs vs. Matt Harrison — Career Comparison

MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt Harrison 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. Matt Harrison posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 4.76 and 1.401 for Darin Downs. By the career numbers, Matt Harrison had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darin Downs and Matt Harrison

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.82
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.39
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.67
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.3
76.3
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.76
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
4.21
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.14
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
9.48
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.97
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.87
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.15
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
8.34
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
5.49
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.961
0.961
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
38.22
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2863
38.55
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.96
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
4.54
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.89
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.16
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.35
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2583
34.78
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Darin Downs and Matt Harrison

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.82
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.39
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.99
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.17
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.62
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.54
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.3
76.3
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darin Downs and Matt Harrison

Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
92
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
3709.09
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
490.91
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.05
-1.32
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.86
-50.65
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
12
327.27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
1.83
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA