Roland Calhoun vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Roland Calhoun
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington Black SenatorsNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Roland Calhoun 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 9.98 and 2.283 for Roland Calhoun. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roland Calhoun and Kelly Downs

Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
15.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.85
15.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
48.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.283
2.283
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
42.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.13
48.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Roland Calhoun and Kelly Downs

Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roland Calhoun and Kelly Downs

Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
2.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.04
-4.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Roland Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Roland Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0