Darin Downs vs. Spike Merena — Career Comparison

Darin Downs
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Spike Merena
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Spike Merena 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. Spike Merena posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 4.76 and 1.401 for Darin Downs. By the career numbers, Spike Merena had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darin Downs and Spike Merena

Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.46
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
4.76
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
8.14
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.3
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.87
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.84
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
8.34
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.55
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.932
0.932
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
38.22
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
39.41
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
4.96
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
33.35
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
33.2
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41

Fielding Stats for Darin Downs and Spike Merena

Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
27
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
9
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.99
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.152
0.152
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darin Downs and Spike Merena

Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
17
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
23.06
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA