Milo Candini vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Milo Candini
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Milo Candini 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 3.92 and 1.451 for Milo Candini. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Milo Candini and Kelly Downs

Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.26
21.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
3.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530
8.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
4.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
3.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
39.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
4.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2081
34.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.07
39.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Milo Candini and Kelly Downs

Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milo Candini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Milo Candini and Kelly Downs

Milo Candini
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Milo Candini
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
632.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Milo Candini
Career
Per 600 PA
165
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Milo Candini
Career
Per 600 PA
144
523.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
127.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Milo Candini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.16
44.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
160
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
152.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
58.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Milo Candini
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Milo Candini
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
83.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.84
50.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milo Candini
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Milo Candini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.89
5.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Milo Candini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Milo Candini
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Milo Candini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Milo Candini
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Milo Candini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milo Candini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Milo Candini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Milo Candini
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0