Mel Deutsch vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Mel Deutsch
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Mel Deutsch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kelly Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.389 compared to 5.68 and 1.579 for Mel Deutsch. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Deutsch and Kelly Downs

Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
39.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
35.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Mel Deutsch and Kelly Downs

Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Deutsch and Kelly Downs

Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0