Darin Downs vs. Doc Medich — Career Comparison

Darin Downs
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Medich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Medich 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. Doc Medich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.356 compared to 4.76 and 1.401 for Darin Downs. By the career numbers, Doc Medich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darin Downs and Doc Medich

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.41
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.29
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.56
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.47
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.15
54.15
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.99
91.99
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.32
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.76
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.78
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5990
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996.2
9
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.14
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2036
9.18
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.68
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.87
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.81
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.22
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
8.34
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
4.3
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.22
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
38.22
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8471
38.18
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.96
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
4.17
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
0.71
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.35
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7665
34.55
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Darin Downs and Doc Medich

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.41
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.29
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5990
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996.2
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.51
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.99
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.29
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
1.8
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.01
95.01
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.99
91.99
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darin Downs and Doc Medich

Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
92
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
2854.55
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
490.91
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
4.34
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
81.82
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.35
-12.29
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
22
200
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA