Will Calihan vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Will Calihan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaRochester BroncosAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Calihan 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 4.14 and 1.467 for Will Calihan. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Will Calihan and Kelly Downs

Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
4.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
9.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
3.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
3.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
40.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
6.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
36.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Will Calihan and Kelly Downs

Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1590
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.22
92.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.406
2.406
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Will Calihan and Kelly Downs

Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
63
165.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
229
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
563.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
89.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
68.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.95
28.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
120.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
125.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
102.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.18
24.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.63
28.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0