Clarence Currie vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Clarence Currie
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Clarence Currie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clarence Currie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.363 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Clarence Currie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clarence Currie and Kelly Downs

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.7
71.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
9.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1567
37.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
34.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Clarence Currie and Kelly Downs

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
4.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.81
92.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.925
2.925
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clarence Currie and Kelly Downs

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
55
235.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
552.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
85.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
72.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
21.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
102.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
115.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
14
60
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
16.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
180
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0