Claude Crocker vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Claude Crocker
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Claude Crocker 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 6.75 and 2.625 for Claude Crocker. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Crocker and Kelly Downs

Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
13.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
47.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Claude Crocker and Kelly Downs

Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Crocker and Kelly Downs

Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Claude Crocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Claude Crocker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0