Rudy Arias vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Rudy Arias
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Arias 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 4.09 and 1.727 for Rudy Arias. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arias and Kelly Downs

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
40.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
36.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arias and Kelly Downs

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arias and Kelly Downs

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
5100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0