Jim Abbott vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Kelly Downs a clear advantage over Jim Abbott across the core pitching metrics. Kelly Downs led in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 103), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 92). Jim Abbott held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 88). Kelly Downs was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Kelly Downs

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
4.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6442
34.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Kelly Downs

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Kelly Downs

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
250
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0