Ace Adams vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Ace Adams
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Ace Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ace Adams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Ace Adams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ace Adams and Kelly Downs

Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
4.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.41
55.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1658
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
552.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
8.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
3.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2379
38.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
3.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147
34.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Ace Adams and Kelly Downs

Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ace Adams and Kelly Downs

Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
1603.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
525.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
8.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
95.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
58.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-1.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
8.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0