Darin Downs vs. Eric King — Career Comparison

Darin Downs
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric King
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric King 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. Eric King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 4.76 and 1.401 for Darin Downs. By the career numbers, Eric King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darin Downs and Eric King

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
2.12
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.18
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.61
53.61
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.67
55.67
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.76
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.97
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.14
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
8.49
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.76
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.87
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.47
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.22
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
8.34
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
4.78
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.26
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
38.22
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3688
38.45
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.96
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
4.24
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.79
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.35
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3272
34.11
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Darin Downs and Eric King

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
2.12
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.18
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.78
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.99
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.03
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.92
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.81
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.67
55.67
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darin Downs and Eric King

Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
92
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
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Darin Downs
Career
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Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
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Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
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Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
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Eric King
Career
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Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA