Grant Dayton vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Grant Dayton
MillenialAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Dayton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Grant Dayton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.212 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Grant Dayton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grant Dayton and Kelly Downs

Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
8.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
7.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
10.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
37.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
33.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Grant Dayton and Kelly Downs

Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
8.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.121
0.121
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Dayton and Kelly Downs

Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
59400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Grant Dayton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Grant Dayton
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0