Andy Boswell vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Andy Boswell
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Andy Boswell 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 5.91 and 1.969 for Andy Boswell. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Andy Boswell and Kelly Downs

Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
11.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.95
11.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
44.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
9.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.969
1.969
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
38.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.58
44.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Andy Boswell and Kelly Downs

Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Boswell and Kelly Downs

Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
545.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
48.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
57.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Andy Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
Andy Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0