Molly Craft vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Molly Craft
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Molly Craft as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Molly Craft posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Molly Craft had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Molly Craft and Kelly Downs

Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
10.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
3.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
3.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
38.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.562
1.562
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
34.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Molly Craft and Kelly Downs

Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Molly Craft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Molly Craft and Kelly Downs

Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
642.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
9.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-6.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Molly Craft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Molly Craft
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0