Joe Dobson vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Dobson posted a stronger line than Kelly Downs. Joe Dobson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.62 vs 3.86) and WHIP (1.336 vs 1.389). By the career numbers, Joe Dobson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dobson and Kelly Downs

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
8.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
3.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
4.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9159
37.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
4.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8298
34.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Dobson and Kelly Downs

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dobson and Kelly Downs

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
302.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
508.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
70.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
7.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
121.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
25.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
57.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
17.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
178.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
46.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0