Jeff Barkley vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Jeff Barkley
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth 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 Jeff Barkley 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 5.4 and 1.378 for Jeff Barkley. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Barkley and Kelly Downs

Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
8.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
38.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
33.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Jeff Barkley and Kelly Downs

Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Barkley and Kelly Downs

Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
600
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0