Zach Crouch vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Zach Crouch
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach Crouch 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 4.500 for Zach Crouch. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach Crouch and Kelly Downs

Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
20.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Zach Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Zach Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.59
24.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Zach Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Zach Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Zach Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Zach Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Zach Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Zach Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Zach Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Zach Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Zach Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Zach Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
60.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Zach Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Zach Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Zach Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
47.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Zach Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Zach Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.75
60.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Zach Crouch and Kelly Downs

Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
20.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Zach Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Crouch and Kelly Downs

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