Woody Davis vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Woody Davis
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Woody Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Woody Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.5 and WHIP 1.167 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Woody Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Woody Davis and Kelly Downs

Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
34.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
28.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.5
34.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Woody Davis and Kelly Downs

Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Woody Davis and Kelly Downs

Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Woody Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Woody Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0