Darin Downs vs. Luke Prokopec — Career Comparison

MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XAustraliaThrows RightBats LeftOceaniaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luke Prokopec 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 5.3 and 1.437 for Luke Prokopec. 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 Luke Prokopec

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.18
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.44
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.43
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.66
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.07
66.07
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.76
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
5.3
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.14
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
9.94
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.94
9.94
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.87
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.87
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.88
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
8.34
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
5.61
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.51
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
38.22
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1020
39.74
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.96
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
5.73
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.66
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.35
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
35.77
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Darin Downs and Luke Prokopec

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.18
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.44
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.99
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.94
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.52
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.4
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.643
0.643
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.07
66.07
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darin Downs and Luke Prokopec

Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
710.2
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
502.04
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
15.83
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
11.91
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
15
183.67
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.27
3.27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Prokopec
Career
Per 600 PA