Rocky Childress vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Rocky Childress
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows 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 Rocky Childress 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 4.76 and 1.570 for Rocky Childress. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rocky Childress and Kelly Downs

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
10.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
5.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
0.947
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
39.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
35.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Rocky Childress and Kelly Downs

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rocky Childress and Kelly Downs

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2614.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
12.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
9.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0