Dad Clarkson vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Dad Clarkson
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Dad 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 4.9 and 1.700 for Dad 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 Dad Clarkson and Kelly Downs

Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
4.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2114
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
704.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
873
11.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
4.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3286
41.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
7.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2925
37.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.97
41.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Dad Clarkson and Kelly Downs

Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2118
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
706
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.61
90.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dad Clarkson and Kelly Downs

Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
186.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
518.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
83.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
75.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.05
30.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
96.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
157.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
62.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
34.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
94.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.07
32.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
70.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
138.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0