George Cuppy vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

George Cuppy
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and George Cuppy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Cuppy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.371 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, George Cuppy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Cuppy and Kelly Downs

George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
1.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.45
62.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.75
86.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
3.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6849
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2283
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2520
9.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
2.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
1.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.488
0.488
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9827
38.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1346
5.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.371
1.371
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9149
36.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for George Cuppy and Kelly Downs

George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
1.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6996
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2332
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
2.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
2.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
94.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Cuppy and Kelly Downs

George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
176.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1066
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
957
538.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
125.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
94.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
24.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
30.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.5
54.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
178.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
82.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
149.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105.01
59.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
50.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
George Cuppy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cuppy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
79.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
7.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
George Cuppy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
8.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
George Cuppy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cuppy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0