Darin Downs vs. Fred Johnson — Career Comparison

Darin Downs
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Johnson
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Johnson 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 5.26 and 1.602 for Fred Johnson. 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 Fred Johnson

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.06
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.92
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.76
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.76
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.26
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.14
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
11.06
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.06
11.06
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.87
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.36
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
8.34
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.97
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
38.22
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
40.42
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.96
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
5.95
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.35
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
36.99
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Darin Downs and Fred Johnson

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
27
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
9
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.99
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.152
0.152
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darin Downs and Fred Johnson

Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
385.71
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
85.71
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
85.71
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
11.82
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
85.71
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
85.71
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
3.35
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
128.57
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA