How Kelly Downs's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Kelly Downs totaled 4,122 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1987, posting 797, well above the starting pitcher average of 523.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1990 at 265, well below the starting pitcher average of 483.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 479 in 1991 to 636 in 1992 and 539 in 1993, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 265 to 797 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Kelly Downs Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Kelly Downs
| Kelly Downs
Batters Faced | Kelly Downs
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 4122 | 38.5 |
| Season Avg. | 515.25 | 38.5 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2817.57 | 38.5 |
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Kelly Downs Batters Faced Per Season
Kelly Downs's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Kelly Downs Batters Faced by Team
Kelly Downs's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Kelly Downs Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Kelly Downs's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Kelly Downs Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Kelly Downs's seasonal Batters Faced alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Kelly Downs Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Kelly Downs's MLB career with Batters Faced alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
