How Kelly Downs's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Kelly Downs totaled 912 career Hits, above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Hits season came in 1990, posting 56, well below the starting pitcher average of 112.0 that year. The highest point came in 1987 at 185, well above the starting pitcher average of 123.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 99 in 1991 to 137 in 1992 and 135 in 1993, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 56 to 185 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Kelly Downs Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Kelly Downs
| Kelly Downs
Hits | Kelly Downs
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 912 | 8.52 |
| Season Avg. | 114 | 8.52 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 623.39 | 8.52 |
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Kelly Downs Hits Per Season
Kelly Downs's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Kelly Downs's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Kelly Downs Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Kelly Downs's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Kelly Downs's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Kelly Downs's MLB career with Hits 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.
