Scott Downs

Q: When was Scott Downs born?

Scott Downs was born on March 17, 1976.

Q: Where was Scott Downs born?

Scott Downs was born in Louisville, KY .

Q: How tall is Scott Downs?

Scott Downs is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Scott Downs weigh when playing?

Scott Downs weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Scott Downs in the Hall of Fame?

Scott Downs has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Scott Downs drafted?

Scott Downs was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 12th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pleasure Ridge Park HS (Louisville, KY) and the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Scott Downs have?

Scott Downs had 575 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Scott Downs played for?

Scott Downs played for 7 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals.

Q: When did Scott Downs retire?

Scott Downs last played in 2014.

Q: What are Scott Downs' nicknames?

Snakeface is a nickname for Scott Downs.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: March 17, 1976 in Louisville, KY us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 12th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pleasure Ridge Park HS (Louisville, KY) and the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY).

High School: Pleasure Ridge Park HS (Louisville, KY)

School: University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)

Debut: April 9, 2000 (Age 24-023d, 17,623rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 6.1 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 6 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 23, 2014 (Age 38-190d)
vs. CLE 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2000 season

Agents: CAA Sports • Previously: SFX

Full Name: Scott Jeremy Downs

Nicknames: Snakeface

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.8

ERA

3.56

619

751.1

575

WHIP

1.342

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1997	21	CHC-min	A,A-	3	2	.600	1.83	10	10	0	0	0	0	59.0	32	16	12	1	15	0	71	1	4	2	221			0.797	4.9	0.2	2.3	10.8	4.73	RFD,WPT MIDW,NYPL
1998	22	CHC-min	A+	8	9	.471	3.90	27	27	0	2	0	0	161.2	179	83	70	12	55	0	117	4	4	12	713			1.447	10.0	0.7	3.1	6.5	2.13	DYT FLOR
1999	23	CHC-MIN-min	A+,AA	13	2	.867	2.35	28	24	1	2	1	0	157.1	137	49	41	9	55	1	173	3	1	6	648			1.220	7.8	0.5	3.1	9.9	3.15	WTN,DYT,NBR,FTM SOUL,FLOR,EL
2000	24	TOT	NL	4	3	.571	5.29	19	19	0	0	0	0	97.0	122	62	57	13	40	1	63	5	0	1	442	87	4.97	1.670	11.3	1.2	3.7	5.8	1.58
2000	24	CHC	NL	4	3	.571	5.17	18	18	0	0	0	0	94.0	117	59	54	13	37	1	63	5	0	1	426	88	4.93	1.638	11.2	1.2	3.5	6.0	1.70
2000	24	MON	NL	0	0		9.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	5	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	16	59	6.13	2.667	15.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
2001			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
2002	26	MON-min	AAA,A+	2	1	.667	5.01	24	0	3	0	0	1	32.1	38	24	18	6	5	0	22	2	1	0	142			1.330	10.6	1.7	1.4	6.1	4.40	OTT,BRE IL,FLOR
2003	27	MON-min	AAA	8	9	.471	4.29	21	21	0	3	0	0	121.2	119	67	58	13	39	0	54	1	0	1	502			1.299	8.8	1.0	2.9	4.0	1.38	EDM PCL
2003	27	MON	NL	0	1	.000	15.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	5	5	5	2	3	2	4	0	1	0	17	33	12.03	2.667	15.0	6.0	9.0	12.0	1.33
2004	28	MON-min	AAA	10	6	.625	3.52	22	22	0	2	2	0	135.1	143	57	53	16	26	0	67	3	1	1	559			1.249	9.5	1.1	1.7	4.5	2.58	EDM PCL
2004	28	MON	NL	3	6	.333	5.14	12	12	0	1	1	0	63.0	79	47	36	9	23	2	38	3	0	2	284	89	4.94	1.619	11.3	1.3	3.3	5.4	1.65
2005	29	TOR-min	AAA	2	3	.400	4.81	7	7	0	0	0	0	39.1	45	21	21	5	3	0	35	0	0	0	161			1.220	10.3	1.1	0.7	8.0	11.67	SYR IL
2005	29	TOR	AL	4	3	.571	4.31	26	13	0	0	0	0	94.0	93	49	45	12	34	0	75	5	0	3	407	104	4.33	1.351	8.9	1.1	3.3	7.2	2.21
2006	30	TOR	AL	6	2	.750	4.09	59	5	13	0	0	1	77.0	73	38	35	9	30	6	61	2	0	7	327	112	4.33	1.338	8.5	1.1	3.5	7.1	2.03
2007	31	TOR	AL	4	2	.667	2.17	81	0	13	0	0	1	58.0	47	15	14	3	24	3	57	1	1	2	239	207	3.24	1.224	7.3	0.5	3.7	8.8	2.38
2008	32	TOR	AL	0	3	.000	1.78	66	0	14	0	0	5	70.2	54	15	14	3	27	7	57	4	0	3	290	238	3.39	1.146	6.9	0.4	3.4	7.3	2.11
2009	33	TOR-min	A+	0	0		3.86	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.1	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	13			1.714	11.6	0.0	3.9	7.7	2.00	DUN FLOR
2009	33	TOR	AL	1	3	.250	3.09	48	0	24	0	0	9	46.2	46	18	16	4	13	1	43	2	0	1	200	144	3.33	1.264	8.9	0.8	2.5	8.3	3.31
2010	34	TOR	AL	5	5	.500	2.64	67	0	14	0	0	0	61.1	47	19	18	3	14	3	48	4	0	1	241	159	3.03	0.995	6.9	0.4	2.1	7.0	3.43
2011	35	LAA-min	A+	1	1	.500	9.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	5	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	12			3.000	22.5	0.0	4.5	4.5	1.00	SBR CALL
2011	35	LAA	AL	6	3	.667	1.34	60	0	10	0	0	1	53.2	39	11	8	3	15	3	35	0	0	2	218	282	3.29	1.006	6.5	0.5	2.5	5.9	2.33
2012	36	LAA	AL	1	1	.500	3.15	57	0	11	0	0	9	45.2	43	17	16	3	17	2	32	0	0	1	194	122	3.66	1.314	8.5	0.6	3.4	6.3	1.88
2013	37	TOT	MLB	4	4	.500	2.49	68	0	5	0	0	0	43.1	45	13	12	1	19	2	37	2	0	2	189	153	3.09	1.477	9.3	0.2	3.9	7.7	1.95
2013	37	LAA	AL	2	3	.400	1.84	43	0	3	0	0	0	29.1	26	7	6	1	11	2	22	2	0	1	122	207	3.32	1.261	8.0	0.3	3.4	6.8	2.00
2013	37	ATL	NL	2	1	.667	3.86	25	0	2	0	0	0	14.0	19	6	6	0	8	0	15	0	0	1	67	100	2.62	1.929	12.2	0.0	5.1	9.6	1.88
2014	38	TOT	AL	0	4	.000	4.97	55	0	9	0	0	1	38.0	36	24	21	2	20	2	25	0	0	1	165	78	4.08	1.474	8.5	0.5	4.7	5.9	1.25
2014	38	CHW	AL	0	2	.000	6.08	38	0	7	0	0	1	23.2	24	17	16	1	15	2	22	0	0	0	108	63	3.72	1.648	9.1	0.4	5.7	8.4	1.47
2014	38	KCR	AL	0	2	.000	3.14	17	0	2	0	0	0	14.1	12	7	5	1	5	0	3	0	0	1	57	129	4.67	1.186	7.5	0.6	3.1	1.9	0.60
13 Yrs				38	40	.487	3.56	619	50	113	1	1	27	751.1	729	333	297	67	279	34	575	28	2	26	3213	121	3.95	1.342	8.7	0.8	3.3	6.9	2.06
162 Game Avg.				4	4	.487	3.56	63	5	11	0	0	3	76	74	34	30	7	28	3	58	3	0	3	327	121	3.95	1.342	8.7	0.8	3.3	6.9	2.06
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
TOR (6 yrs)				20	18	.526	3.13	347	18	78	0	0	16	407.2	360	154	142	34	142	20	341	18	1	17	1704	141	3.70	1.231	7.9	0.8	3.1	7.5	2.40
LAA (3 yrs)				9	7	.563	2.10	160	0	24	0	0	10	128.2	108	35	30	7	43	7	89	2	0	4	534	181	3.43	1.174	7.6	0.5	3.0	6.2	2.07
MON (3 yrs)				3	7	.300	5.74	14	14	0	1	1	0	69.0	89	55	44	11	29	4	42	3	1	2	317	80	5.30	1.710	11.6	1.4	3.8	5.5	1.45
KCR (1 yr)				0	2	.000	3.14	17	0	2	0	0	0	14.1	12	7	5	1	5	0	3	0	0	1	57	129	4.67	1.186	7.5	0.6	3.1	1.9	0.60
ATL (1 yr)				2	1	.667	3.86	25	0	2	0	0	0	14.0	19	6	6	0	8	0	15	0	0	1	67	100	2.62	1.929	12.2	0.0	5.1	9.6	1.88
CHC (1 yr)				4	3	.571	5.17	18	18	0	0	0	0	94.0	117	59	54	13	37	1	63	5	0	1	426	88	4.93	1.638	11.2	1.2	3.5	6.0	1.70
CHW (1 yr)				0	2	.000	6.08	38	0	7	0	0	1	23.2	24	17	16	1	15	2	22	0	0	0	108	63	3.72	1.648	9.1	0.4	5.7	8.4	1.47

AL (10 yrs)				29	29	.500	3.02	562	18	111	0	0	27	574.1	504	213	193	43	205	29	455	20	1	22	2403	140	3.66	1.234	7.9	0.7	3.2	7.1	2.22
NL (4 yrs)				9	11	.450	5.29	57	32	2	1	1	0	177.0	225	120	104	24	74	5	120	8	1	4	810	86	4.89	1.689	11.4	1.2	3.8	6.1	1.62

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
2000	24	2TM	NL	-0.2	18	34	28	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	10	.071	.133	.071	.205	-45	.108	-92	2	0	0	4	0	0	1
2000	24	CHC	NL	-0.2	17	32	26	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	10	.077	.143	.077	.220	-41	.116	-87	2	0	0	4	0	0	1
2000	24	MON	NL	0.0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-152	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2001	Did not play - Injured
2003	27	MON	NL	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-142	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2004	28	MON	NL	-0.2	11	22	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.067	.125	.067	.192	-49	.095	-153	1	0	0	6	0	0	1
2005	29	TOR	AL	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	30	TOR	AL	0.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	31	TOR	AL	0.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2008	32	TOR	AL	0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2009	33	TOR	AL	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-142	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2010	34	TOR	AL	0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2011	35	LAA	AL	0.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2012	36	LAA	AL	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2013	37	2TM	2LG	0.0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2013	37	LAA	AL	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2013	37	ATL	NL	0.0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2014	38	CHW	AL	0.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
13 Yrs				-0.4	91	58	45	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	17	.067	.125	.067	.192	-49	.099	-113	3	0	0	10	0	0	1
162 Game Avg				-0.7	162	103	80	5	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	30	.067	.125	.067	.192	-49	.099	-113	5	0	0	18	0	0

TOR (6 Yrs)				0.0	20	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-142	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
MON (3 Yrs)				-0.2	13	25	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.056	.105	.056	.161	-57	.080	-152	1	0	0	6	0	0	1
LAA (3 Yrs)				0.0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
ATL (1 Yr)				0.0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1
CHC (1 Yr)				-0.2	17	32	26	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	10	.077	.143	.077	.220	-41	.116	-87	2	0	0	4	0	0	1
CHW (1 Yr)				0.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1

AL (10 Yrs)				0.0	36	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-142	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
NL (4 Yrs)				-0.4	55	57	44	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	17	.068	.128	.068	.196	-48	.102	-112	3	0	0	10	0	0	1

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					Standard											DRS		Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
2000	24	2TM	NL	P	19	19	0	97.0	14	3	11	0	1	1.000	.962			1.30	1.74	0.74	1.72	1	2	4	66.7	31.8	2
2000	24	CHC	NL	P	18	18	0	94.0	14	3	11	0	1	1.000	.962			1.34	1.74	0.78	1.72	1	1	4	80.0	31.8	2
2000	24	MON	NL	P	1	1	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0					0.00	1.80	0.00	1.70	0	1	0	0.0	32.0	0
2001	Did not play - Injured
2003	27	MON	NL	P	1	1	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0.00	1.80	0.00	1.80	0	0	0			0
2004	28	MON	NL	P	12	12	1	63.0	14	3	11	0	1	1.000	.965	0	0	2.00	1.84	1.17	1.82	2	0	0			0
2005	29	TOR	AL	P	26	13	0	94.0	24	9	14	1	2	.958	.954	3	40	2.20	1.70	0.88	1.68	3	0	2	100.0	30.0	0
2006	30	TOR	AL	P	59	5	0	77.0	21	6	15	0	1	1.000	.958	2	31	2.45	1.55	0.36	1.54	7	1	1	50.0	30.0	0
2007	31	TOR	AL	P	81	0	0	58.0	17	3	13	1	1	.941	.955	2	43	2.48	1.60	0.20	1.59	2	0	1	100.0	27.0	1
2008	32	TOR	AL	P	66	0	0	70.2	25	10	14	1	1	.960	.952	2	34	3.06	1.60	0.36	1.59	3	2	0	0.0	27.0	1
2009	33	TOR	AL	P	48	0	0	46.2	13	4	9	0	1	1.000	.953	0	0	2.51	1.52	0.27	1.51	1	1	1	50.0	26.5	0
2010	34	TOR	AL	P	67	0	0	61.1	19	5	12	2	3	.895	.953	2	41	2.49	1.63	0.25	1.61	1	3	0	0.0	26.3	1
2011	35	LAA	AL	P	60	0	0	53.2	19	6	13	0	0	1.000	.949	2	45	3.19	1.59	0.32	1.59	2	0	0			0
2012	36	LAA	AL	P	57	0	0	45.2	16	6	9	1	1	.938	.954	1	26	2.96	1.58	0.26	1.56	1	2	0	0.0	25.5	0
2013	37	2TM	2LG	P	68	0	0	43.1	14	7	6	1	3	.929	.960	0	0	2.70	1.60	0.19	1.61	2	1	0	0.0	26.0	0
2013	37	LAA	AL	P	43	0	0	29.1	8	3	4	1	3	.875	.958	0	0	2.15	1.53	0.16	1.53	1	1	0	0.0	26.0	0
2013	37	ATL	NL	P	25	0	0	14.0	6	4	2	0	0	1.000	.963	0	0	3.86	1.74	0.24	1.76	1	0	0			0
2014	38	2TM	AL	P	55	0	0	38.0	7	2	4	1	0	.857	.950	1	32	1.42	1.44	0.11	1.46	1	2	2	50.0	26.8	1
2014	38	CHW	AL	P	38	0	0	23.2	4	1	2	1	0	.750	.950	0	0	1.14	1.45	0.08	1.46	0	2	1	33.3	26.7	0
2014	38	KCR	AL	P	17	0	0	14.1	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	.950	1	84	1.88	1.44	0.18	1.46	1	0	1	100.0	27.0	1
					Standard											DRS		Range Factor				Baserunners
				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
13 Yrs					619	50	1	751.1	203	64	131	8	15	.961	.955	15	24	2.34	1.64	0.32	1.58	26	14	11	44.0	28.3	6

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Scott Downs?

Scott Downs is 48 years old.

When was Scott Downs born?

Scott Downs was born on March 17, 1976.

Where was Scott Downs born?

Scott Downs was born in Louisville, KY.

How tall is Scott Downs?

Scott Downs is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Scott Downs weigh when playing?

Scott Downs weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Scott Downs play?

Scott Downs played 13 seasons.

Is Scott Downs in the Hall of Fame?

Scott Downs has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Scott Downs drafted?

Scott Downs was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 12th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pleasure Ridge Park HS (Louisville, KY) and the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY).

What position did Scott Downs play?

Scott Downs was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Scott Downs have?

Scott Downs had 575 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Scott Downs played for?

Scott Downs played for 7 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals.

When did Scott Downs retire?

Scott Downs last played in 2014.

What are Scott Downs' nicknames?

Snakeface is a nickname for Scott Downs.

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