Darin Downs vs. Alex Wood — Career Comparison

Darin Downs
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Wood
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alex Wood 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. Alex Wood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 4.76 and 1.401 for Darin Downs. By the career numbers, Alex Wood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darin Downs and Alex Wood

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.99
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.55
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.49
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.1
53.1
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.76
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
3.78
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.14
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
8.66
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.91
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.87
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.68
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
8.34
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
8.39
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.52
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
38.22
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5301
37.92
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.96
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
4.14
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.31
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.24
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.86
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.35
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4778
34.18
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Darin Downs and Alex Wood

Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.99
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.99
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.1
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.39
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.47
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.37
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.66
93.66
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.691
0.691
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darin Downs and Alex Wood

Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
92
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
518.27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
512.69
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
42.72
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.01
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
5.39
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
46.44
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
68.73
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.86
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.29
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
37.15
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-9.18
-17.06
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.01
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
171
317.65
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
1.89
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
61.3
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.57
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50