Gene Bearden vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Kelly Downs posted a stronger line than Gene Bearden. Kelly Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.86 vs 3.96) and WHIP (1.389 vs 1.555). By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Kelly Downs

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.52
43.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Kelly Downs

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Kelly Downs

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
212
409
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0