J.P. Howell vs Scott Downs

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J.P. Howell and Scott Downs compared on their MLB careers: J.P. Howell played 12 seasons, 2005 to 2017, Scott Downs 13 seasons, 2000 to 2014. J.P. Howell has 36 wins to Scott Downs's 38. They have faced each other 11 times: J.P. Howell's team won 7, Scott Downs's 4.

Who has the better career numbers?

Scott Downs leads in 4 of the 6 lines, J.P. Howell in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

J.P. Howell and Scott Downs career totals
547GP619
36W38, better
30, betterL40
3.8ERA3.6, better
619.2IP751.1
566K575, better
270, betterBB279
1.3WHIP1.3
22SV27, better

J.P. Howell vs Scott Downs head to head

They have faced each other 11 times: J.P. Howell's team won 7, Scott Downs's 4.

J.P. Howell and Scott Downs, record against each other
GamesPlayedJ.P. Howell wonScott Downs won
Regular season117, better4
J.P. Howell and Scott Downs, averages in their games against each other
1.1IP0.8
0.6H0.8, better
0.3R0.4, better
0.3ER0.4, better
1.4, betterK0.7

Every game against each other

J.P. Howell vs Scott Downs, every game
Aug 18, 2012TB at LAAW 10-81 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 K
Aug 26, 2009TB at TORL 3-21 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 K1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K
Jul 25, 2009TB at TORW 10-9 F/121.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 K
Jul 24, 2009TB at TORW 4-2 F/101 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 K
Jul 8, 2009TOR at TBW 10-91 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 K
Sep 6, 2008TB at TORL 7-4 F/130.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 K1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 K
Sep 5, 2008TB at TORL 6-41 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K
Aug 26, 2008TOR at TBL 6-21.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 K1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 K
Jul 30, 2008TB at TORW 3-21 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K
Jul 18, 2008TOR at TBW 2-10.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 K1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K
May 8, 2008TB at TORW 8-3 F/133 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 K1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Titles and awards

Neither has a championship or an award on file.

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

J.P. Howell and Scott Downs season by season
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.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.
1st2005356.1920004, better3, better5.29, better
2nd20061, better35.10, better200301, better15.00
3rd2007167.5920043, better65.14, better
4th20086, better1, better2.22, better2005434.31
5th20097, better52.84, better200662, better4.09
6th2011236.1620074, better2, better2.17, better
7th20121, better0, better3.042008031.78, better
8th20134, better1, better2.03, better2009133.09
9th201433, better2.39, better20105, better52.64
10th201561, better1.432011631.34, better
11th2016114.092012113.15, better
12th201711, better7.3620134, better42.49, better
13th————2014044.97

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA