Jerry Akers vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Akers 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 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Kelly Downs

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Kelly Downs

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Kelly Downs

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0