Mike Cook vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Mike Cook
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Cook 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 5.55 and 1.710 for Mike Cook. 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 Cook and Kelly Downs

Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
9.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.69
6.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
40.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.668
1.668
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
34.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Mike Cook and Kelly Downs

Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cook and Kelly Downs

Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
600
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0