Garvin Alston vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Garvin Alston
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Garvin Alston 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 2.000 for Garvin Alston. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Garvin Alston and Kelly Downs

Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
13.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Garvin Alston and Kelly Downs

Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Garvin Alston and Kelly Downs

Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Garvin Alston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Garvin Alston
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0