How Kelly Downs's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players
Kelly Downs posted a career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings of 5.58, near the starting pitcher average of 5.11 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Strikeouts Per 9 Innings season came in 1987, posting 6.63, above the starting pitcher average of 5.88 that year. The lowest point came in 1990 at 4.43, below the starting pitcher average of 5.51 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.0 in 1991 to 4.43 in 1992 and 4.96 in 1993. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 8 seasons.
Kelly Downs Lifetime Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
Stats similar to Strikeouts Per 9 Innings for Kelly Downs
| Kelly Downs
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 5.58 |
| Season Avg. | 5.58 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.58 |
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Kelly Downs Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Per Season
Kelly Downs's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings by Team
Kelly Downs's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Kelly Downs Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Kelly Downs's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Kelly Downs Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Kelly Downs's seasonal Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Kelly Downs's MLB career with Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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.
