George Clark vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

George Clark
Lost GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and George Clark 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 9 and 2.158 for George Clark. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Clark and Kelly Downs

George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.4
7.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
10.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
48.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
10.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.158
2.158
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
38.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.79
48.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for George Clark and Kelly Downs

George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Clark and Kelly Downs

George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1650
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
182.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0