Walker Cress vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Walker Cress
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Walker Cress 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 4.35 and 1.726 for Walker Cress. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walker Cress and Kelly Downs

Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
4.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
40.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.726
1.726
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
33.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Walker Cress and Kelly Downs

Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Cress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walker Cress and Kelly Downs

Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
2040
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
1.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
142.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.056
1.056
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
151.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Walker Cress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Walker Cress
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0