How Kelly Downs's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Kelly Downs totaled 1 career Saves, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Saves season came in 1987, posting 1, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1986 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.6 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 0 in 1991 to 0 in 1992 and 0 in 1993, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Kelly Downs Lifetime Saves

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Kelly Downs Saves Per Season

Kelly Downs's Saves 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 Saves per season line chart

Kelly Downs Saves by Team

Kelly Downs's career Saves totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Kelly Downs career Saves by team bar chart

Kelly Downs Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Kelly Downs's career Saves, 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 Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Kelly Downs Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Kelly Downs's seasonal Saves 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 Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Kelly Downs Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Kelly Downs's MLB career with Saves 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.
Kelly Downs Saves season-by-season breakdown table