Bill Clarkson vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Bill Clarkson
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Clarkson 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 5.44 and 1.866 for Bill Clarkson. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Clarkson and Kelly Downs

Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
11.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.49
11.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
43.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
6.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.866
1.866
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
38.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Bill Clarkson and Kelly Downs

Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Clarkson and Kelly Downs

Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
1096.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
517.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
10.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
1.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0