Mike Corcoran vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Mike Corcoran
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Corcoran 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 2.556 for Mike Corcoran. 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 Corcoran and Kelly Downs

Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.556
2.556
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Mike Corcoran and Kelly Downs

Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Corcoran and Kelly Downs

Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
1.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0