Willie Adams vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Willie Adams
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Willie Adams and Kelly Downs are fairly close on the surface numbers. Kelly Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.86 vs 4.37) and WHIP (1.389 vs 1.572). Willie Adams had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.25 per nine innings vs 0.68). By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Willie Adams and Kelly Downs

Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.31
32.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
9.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
4.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1238
39.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
5.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.572
1.572
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
34.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Willie Adams and Kelly Downs

Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.231
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Adams and Kelly Downs

Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
423.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
573.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
10.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
78.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
39.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-8.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
176.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0