Sugar Cain vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Sugar Cain
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican 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 Sugar Cain. Kelly Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.86 vs 4.83) and WHIP (1.389 vs 1.710). 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 Sugar Cain and Kelly Downs

Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.9
46.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.97
76.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
4.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
10.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
5.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
2.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4556
41.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
5.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3972
36.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.53
41.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Sugar Cain and Kelly Downs

Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.039
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sugar Cain and Kelly Downs

Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
180
287.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
548.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
89.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
82.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.56
18.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
95.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
111.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
28.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
33.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
62.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.11
14.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
132.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
18
28.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0