Joe Adams vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kelly Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.389 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Kelly Downs

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Kelly Downs

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Kelly Downs

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0