Scott Downs vs. Jack Flaherty — Career Comparison

Scott Downs
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Flaherty
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Flaherty built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Downs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Flaherty led in strikeout rate (K%+ 127 vs 85), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 95). Scott Downs held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 100). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jack Flaherty.

Pitching Stats for Scott Downs and Jack Flaherty

Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.73
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.46
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.57
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.48
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.51
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.56
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
3.8
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
729
8.73
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
7.59
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.8
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.23
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
3.34
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
3.19
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
6.89
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
10.27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.27
10.27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.137
1.137
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.32
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3213
38.49
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4120
37.43
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.35
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.99
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
4
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.96
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.71
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.198
1.198
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2870
34.38
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3686
33.49
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Scott Downs and Jack Flaherty

Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.73
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.73
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.57
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.79
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.43
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.56
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.34
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.52
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.06
96.06
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Downs and Jack Flaherty

Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
6403.45
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
198
792
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
45
465.52
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
492
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
76
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
60
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
4.1
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
23.85
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
100
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
112
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
56
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-13.82
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
19.19
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
175.86
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
46
184
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
3.26
3.26
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
64
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50