Darin Downs vs. Stan Spencer — Career Comparison

MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Stan Spencer 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 5.54 and 1.390 for Stan Spencer. 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 Stan Spencer

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.74
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.59
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.76
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
5.54
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.14
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
9.78
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.74
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.87
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.58
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
8.34
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
8.12
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.12
8.12
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.188
1.188
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
38.22
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
39.06
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.96
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
6.22
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.35
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
35.65
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Darin Downs and Stan Spencer

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.74
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.59
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.99
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.21
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.21
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.696
0.696
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darin Downs and Stan Spencer

Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
378.95
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
489.47
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
18.61
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
10.07
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
205.26
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA