Ed Corey vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Ed Corey
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows 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 Ed Corey 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 4.5 and 1.500 for Ed Corey. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Corey and Kelly Downs

Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
31.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.5
31.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Ed Corey and Kelly Downs

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

Hitting Stats for Ed Corey and Kelly Downs

Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ed Corey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0