Scott Downs vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Scott Downs
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance 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. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 3.56 and 1.387 for Scott Downs. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Downs and Dazzy Vance

Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.46
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.42
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.56
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
729
8.73
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.8
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.4
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
3.34
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
6.89
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2045
6.2
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.23
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3213
38.49
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.35
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
3.99
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.96
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2870
34.38
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11452
34.74
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Scott Downs and Dazzy Vance

Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.6
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2254
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751.1
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.57
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.43
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.34
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Downs and Dazzy Vance

Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
6403.45
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
45
465.52
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
971
523.92
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
78.78
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
62.05
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
4.1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
25.7
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
103.6
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.18
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-13.82
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.96
20.48
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
175.86
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
154.86
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
29.68
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100