Ed Doheny vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Ed Doheny
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Doheny as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Doheny posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Ed Doheny had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Doheny and Kelly Downs

Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.47
47.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.85
91.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
3.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4215
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1405
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1421
9.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
4.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
3.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6229
39.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
936
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5421
34.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Ed Doheny and Kelly Downs

Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4179
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1393
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
3.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
3.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.17
87.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.658
2.658
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Doheny and Kelly Downs

Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
187
187.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
564.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
111.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
93.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.35
37.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
139.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
143.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
70.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
116.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.97
38.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
101.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.93
5.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Doheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
Ed Doheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0