Bob Allen vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Allen 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 4.11 and 1.631 for Bob Allen. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Kelly Downs

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Kelly Downs

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Kelly Downs

Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
14.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0