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.

Who has the better career numbers?

J.P. Howell and Scott Downs career totals
547GP619
36W38
30L40
3.8ERA3.6
619.2IP751.1
566K575
270BB279
1.3WHIP1.3
22SV27

Titles and awards

  • J.P. Howell: 0 championships; none on file
  • Scott Downs: 0 championships; none 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.
1st2005356.192000435.29
2nd2006135.1020030115.00
3rd2007167.592004365.14
4th2008612.222005434.31
5th2009752.842006624.09
6th2011236.162007422.17
7th2012103.042008031.78
8th2013412.032009133.09
9th2014332.392010552.64
10th2015611.432011631.34
11th2016114.092012113.15
12th2017117.362013442.49
13th————2014044.97

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA