Howard Craghead vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Howard Craghead
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Howard Craghead 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 6.26 and 1.696 for Howard Craghead. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Craghead and Kelly Downs

Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
10.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
41.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.696
1.696
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
36.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.48
41.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Howard Craghead and Kelly Downs

Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.533
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Craghead and Kelly Downs

Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
3000
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0