Scott Downs vs. Dave Stewart — Career Comparison

Scott Downs
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Stewart
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dave Stewart 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. Scott Downs led in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 75), walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 88). Dave Stewart held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 85). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Scott Downs.

Pitching Stats for Scott Downs and Dave Stewart

Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
1.79
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.19
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.46
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.57
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.44
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.54
66.54
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.19
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.56
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.95
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
729
8.73
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2499
8.55
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.8
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
0.9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.34
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1034
3.54
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
6.89
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1741
5.96
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.055
1.055
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.41
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.21
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3213
38.49
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11251
38.51
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.35
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.3
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.99
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1259
4.31
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.32
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.32
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.96
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.59
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2870
34.38
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9968
34.12
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Scott Downs and Dave Stewart

Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
1.79
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.19
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
0.67
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.57
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.79
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.43
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.56
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.34
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
1.47
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.54
66.54
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Downs and Dave Stewart

Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
6403.45
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
523
5230
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
600
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
45
465.52
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
510
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
80
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
4.1
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
32.65
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
90
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-13.82
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.52
35.24
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
17
175.86
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
60
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA