Scott Downs career ERA
3.56Career Regular Season
Scott Downs has a career ERA of 3.56 over 13 regular seasons.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
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| 2000 |  CHC/WSH | 19 | 4 | 3 | 5.29 | 97.0 | 63 | 40 | 1.67 | 0 |
| 2003 | WSH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 2.67 | 0 |
| 2004 | WSH | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5.14 | 63.0 | 38 | 23 | 1.62 | 0 |
| 2005 |  TOR | 26 | 4 | 3 | 4.31 | 94.0 | 75 | 34 | 1.35 | 0 |
| 2006 | TOR | 59 | 6 | 2 | 4.09 | 77.0 | 61 | 30 | 1.34 | 1 |
| 2007 | TOR | 81 | 4 | 2 | 2.17 | 58.0 | 57 | 24 | 1.22 | 1 |
| 2008 | TOR | 66 | 0 | 3 | 1.78 | 70.2 | 57 | 27 | 1.15 | 5 |
| 2009 | TOR | 48 | 1 | 3 | 3.09 | 46.2 | 43 | 13 | 1.26 | 9 |
| 2010 | TOR | 67 | 5 | 5 | 2.64 | 61.1 | 48 | 14 | 0.99 | 0 |
| 2011 |  LAA | 60 | 6 | 3 | 1.34 | 53.2 | 35 | 15 | 1.01 | 1 |
| 2012 | LAA | 57 | 1 | 1 | 3.15 | 45.2 | 32 | 17 | 1.31 | 9 |
| 2013 |  LAA/ATL | 68 | 4 | 4 | 2.49 | 43.1 | 37 | 19 | 1.48 | 0 |
| 2014 |  CHW/KC | 55 | 0 | 4 | 4.97 | 38.0 | 25 | 20 | 1.47 | 1 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV
- Best season on file: 1.34 in 2011.
- Most recent: 4.97 in 2014.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 27, 2026.