Jake Aydelott vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Jake Aydelott
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Aydelott 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 4.79 and 1.540 for Jake Aydelott. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Aydelott and Kelly Downs

Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
10.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.613
0.613
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
41.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
8.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
38.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.23
41.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Jake Aydelott and Kelly Downs

Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Aydelott and Kelly Downs

Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
14
158.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
11.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.49
-5.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jake Aydelott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jake Aydelott
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0