Darin Downs vs. CC Sabathia — Career Comparison

Darin Downs
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
CC Sabathia
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

CC Sabathia 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. CC Sabathia posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.271 compared to 4.76 and 1.401 for Darin Downs. By the career numbers, CC Sabathia had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darin Downs and CC Sabathia

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
1.41
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.41
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.63
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.41
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.82
99.82
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.1
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.76
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1485
3.74
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10732
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577.1
9
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.14
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3404
8.56
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
0.96
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.87
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
2.76
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.11
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
8.34
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3093
7.78
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.172
1.172
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.19
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.31
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.04
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
38.22
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14989
37.71
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.96
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1623
4.08
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.24
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
0.8
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.35
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13580
34.17
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Darin Downs and CC Sabathia

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
1.41
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.41
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10732
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577.1
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.12
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.99
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
0.91
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.1
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.03
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.58
93.58
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.82
99.82
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darin Downs and CC Sabathia

Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
92
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
2655.12
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
571.65
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.76
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.52
35.51
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
174.8
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
127.56
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
33.07
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
70.87
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.76
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.65
26.7
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.45
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
36
170.08
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
7
33.07
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA