Tony Arnold vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Tony Arnold
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Arnold 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 5.06 and 1.685 for Tony Arnold. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Arnold and Kelly Downs

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
11.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
39.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
35.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Tony Arnold and Kelly Downs

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Arnold and Kelly Downs

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
600
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0