Mike Capel vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Mike Capel
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Capel 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 4.62 and 1.684 for Mike Capel. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Capel and Kelly Downs

Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
7.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
10.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
41.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
35.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Mike Capel and Kelly Downs

Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
7.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Capel and Kelly Downs

Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
14700
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Capel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Capel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0