Jim Crawford vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Jim Crawford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Crawford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Crawford led in strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 96), walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 99). Kelly Downs held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 82). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jim Crawford.

Pitching Stats for Jim Crawford and Kelly Downs

Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.88
34.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
4.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1294
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
431.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
5.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.062
1.062
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1923
40.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
5.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.528
1.528
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1675
34.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Jim Crawford and Kelly Downs

Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1295
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
431.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.46
96.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
0.602
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Crawford and Kelly Downs

Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
3194.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
56.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
176.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
194.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.48
61.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
176.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0