Sam Clay vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Sam Clay
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Clay 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 5.9 and 1.788 for Sam Clay. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Clay and Kelly Downs

Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
11.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
10.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
43.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.45
43.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Sam Clay and Kelly Downs

Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
11.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.092
0.092
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Clay and Kelly Downs

Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
19500
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0