Jim Coates vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Jim Coates
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Coates 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 and 1.406 for Jim Coates. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Coates and Kelly Downs

Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.15
66.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.62
18.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2050
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
683.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
650
8.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
3.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
5.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.998
0.998
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2947
38.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
4.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
34.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Jim Coates and Kelly Downs

Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2050
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
683.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.547
0.547
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.62
18.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Coates and Kelly Downs

Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
796.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
160
516.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
16
51.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
14.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
90.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
3.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
93
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
61.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0