George Derby vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

George Derby
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and George Derby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Derby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.292 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, George Derby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Derby and Kelly Downs

George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.27
97.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2893
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
9.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
3.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4224
39.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
5.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4042
37.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for George Derby and Kelly Downs

George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3060
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1020
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.65
92.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.118
2.118
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Derby and Kelly Downs

George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
115
151.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
455
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
585.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
114.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
104.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.28
26.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
127.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
129.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
52.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
83.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.81
27.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
14.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
77.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.71
7.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
George Derby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
George Derby
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0