Darin Downs vs. Joe Sullivan — Career Comparison

Darin Downs
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sullivan 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. Joe Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.529 compared to 4.76 and 1.401 for Darin Downs. By the career numbers, Joe Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darin Downs and Joe Sullivan

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.3
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.46
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.78
44.78
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.76
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
4.01
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.14
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
9.2
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.87
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
8.34
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.31
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.29
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
38.22
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
40.21
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.96
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
5.11
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.35
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2312
35.39
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Darin Downs and Joe Sullivan

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.99
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.152
0.152
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darin Downs and Joe Sullivan

Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
92
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
408.97
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
559.64
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
115.7
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
29.02
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
123.77
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
139.91
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
78.03
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
32.67
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.22
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
35
94.17
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.14
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100