Bill Dailey vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Bill Dailey
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Dailey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Dailey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.76 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Bill Dailey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Dailey and Kelly Downs

Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
36.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
695
33.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Bill Dailey and Kelly Downs

Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.479
0.479
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Dailey and Kelly Downs

Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
2462.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
43.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
37.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0