Joe Corbett vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Joe Corbett
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Corbett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Corbett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.430 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Joe Corbett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Corbett and Kelly Downs

Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1445
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
481.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
9.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
4.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2145
40.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
5.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1917
35.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Corbett and Kelly Downs

Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1506
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.08
85.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.232
2.232
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.29
20.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Corbett and Kelly Downs

Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
72
181.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
238
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
579.83
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
136.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
103.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.29
46.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
173.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
153.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
161.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.92
50.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0