Scott Downs vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Scott Downs
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.387 compared to 3.77 and 1.309 for Lee Wade. By the career numbers, Scott Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Downs and Lee Wade

Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.46
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.48
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.56
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
3.77
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
8.73
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.8
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
3.34
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
6.89
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3213
38.49
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
39.03
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.35
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.99
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.96
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2870
34.38
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Scott Downs and Lee Wade

Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.6
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.57
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
2.43
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.34
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Downs and Lee Wade

Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
6403.45
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
45
465.52
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
4.1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-13.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
17
175.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA