Mike Clark vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Mike Clark
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows 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 Mike 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 5.31 and 1.852 for Mike 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 Mike Clark and Kelly Downs

Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.14
17.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
11.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.016
1.016
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
43.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.853
1.853
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
37.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.08
43.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Mike Clark and Kelly Downs

Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Clark and Kelly Downs

Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
1909.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-80.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0