Ron Cook vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Ron Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron 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 4 and 1.463 for Ron 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 Ron Cook and Kelly Downs

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
8.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
38.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
32.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Ron Cook and Kelly Downs

Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Cook and Kelly Downs

Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
1088.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
58.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
222.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
65.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0