Scott Downs vs. Dave Giusti — Career Comparison

Scott Downs
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Giusti
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Scott Downs and Dave Giusti are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 89 for Scott Downs and 87 for Dave Giusti, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 94 respectively. If forced to pick, Scott Downs gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Scott Downs and Dave Giusti

Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
3.5
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.7
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.46
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.52
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.48
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.49
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.81
51.81
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.91
19.91
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.18
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.76
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.56
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
3.6
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5150
27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1716.2
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
729
8.73
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1654
8.67
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.8
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.66
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
3.34
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
2.99
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.57
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
6.89
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
5.78
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.975
0.975
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.46
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3213
38.49
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7251
38.01
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.35
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.99
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.99
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
764
4.01
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.96
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2870
34.38
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6596
34.58
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Scott Downs and Dave Giusti

Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
3.5
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.7
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.7
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.57
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.38
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.43
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
2.16
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.34
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
2.09
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.06
96.06
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.596
0.596
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.91
19.91
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Downs and Dave Giusti

Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
619
6403.45
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
686
885.16
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
465
600
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
45
465.52
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
531.61
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
99.35
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
78.71
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.9
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.58
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.16
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.65
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
4.1
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.18
32.48
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
132.9
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
132.9
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
37.42
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.35
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
91.61
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-13.82
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.16
31.17
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.87
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.68
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
175.86
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
127.74
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
4.7
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
34.84
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.45
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA