Darin Downs vs. Joey Jay — Career Comparison

Darin Downs
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joey Jay
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joey Jay 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. Joey Jay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 4.76 and 1.401 for Darin Downs. By the career numbers, Joey Jay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darin Downs and Joey Jay

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.8
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.18
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.58
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.53
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.37
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.76
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
3.77
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4639
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.1
9
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.14
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1460
8.5
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.89
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.87
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
3.53
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.2
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
8.34
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
5.81
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.039
1.039
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.31
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
38.22
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6583
38.31
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.96
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.16
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.35
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5940
34.57
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Darin Downs and Joey Jay

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.82
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.18
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4608
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1536
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.62
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.99
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.29
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.99
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.91
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
95.88
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.16
65.16
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darin Downs and Joey Jay

Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
92
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
344.44
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
536.67
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
61.11
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
51.11
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.78
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
12.59
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
75.56
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
93.33
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.89
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
21.11
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
37.78
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.4
-3.78
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
31.11
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
206
228.89
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA