Arthur Cuccurullo vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Arthur Cuccurullo
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Arthur Cuccurullo 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 4.55 and 1.582 for Arthur Cuccurullo. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Arthur Cuccurullo and Kelly Downs

Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.52
14.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
4.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
9.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
40.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
5.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
35.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Arthur Cuccurullo and Kelly Downs

Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Arthur Cuccurullo and Kelly Downs

Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
707.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
182.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
139.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
73.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
225
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
225
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
128.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.66
82.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Arthur Cuccurullo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Arthur Cuccurullo
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0