John Denny vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

John Denny
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Denny and Kelly Downs are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 103 for John Denny and 101 for Kelly Downs, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 99 respectively. If forced to pick, John Denny gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for John Denny and Kelly Downs

John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.25
53.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
3.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6446
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2148.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2093
8.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
4.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9077
38.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
4.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8117
34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for John Denny and Kelly Downs

John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6446
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2148.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
2.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.17
95.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.939
1.939
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Denny and Kelly Downs

John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
298.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
521.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
88.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.35
19.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
100.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
107.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
40.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
26.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
66.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.39
15.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
17.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
150
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
57.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.29
64.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0