Darin Downs vs. Sammy Williams — Career Comparison

MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sammy Williams 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 6.1 and 1.742 for Sammy Williams. 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 Sammy Williams

Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.74
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.31
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.76
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.1
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.14
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
12.63
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.63
12.63
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.87
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.05
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
8.34
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
6.53
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
38.22
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
41.37
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.96
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.84
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.89
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.31
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.742
1.742
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
33.35
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
38.32
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37

Fielding Stats for Darin Downs and Sammy Williams

Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.74
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.31
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.99
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darin Downs and Sammy Williams

Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
55
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
49.72
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA