Jim Dickson vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Jim Dickson
Silent GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Dickson 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 4.36 and 1.560 for Jim Dickson. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Dickson and Kelly Downs

Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
6.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
8.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
4.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
5.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.145
1.145
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
39.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
34.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.84
39.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Jim Dickson and Kelly Downs

Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
6.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Dickson and Kelly Downs

Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
9342.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-2.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0