Joe Davenport vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Joe Davenport
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Davenport as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Davenport posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Joe Davenport had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Davenport and Kelly Downs

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
38.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
30.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Davenport and Kelly Downs

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Davenport and Kelly Downs

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6000
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0