Sarge Connally vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Sarge Connally
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Sarge Connally 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 4.3 and 1.562 for Sarge Connally. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sarge Connally and Kelly Downs

Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
2.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.95
44.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.11
22.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
4.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2983
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
994.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
9.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
4.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
3.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4482
40.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
5.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.562
1.562
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3994
36.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.57
40.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Sarge Connally and Kelly Downs

Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.984
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sarge Connally and Kelly Downs

Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
539.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
535.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
124.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
97.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.59
42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
163.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
140.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
56.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
94.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.71
47.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
16.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
122.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
4.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
48.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0