Jim Dougherty vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Jim Dougherty
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Dougherty 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 5.99 and 1.669 for Jim Dougherty. 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 Dougherty and Kelly Downs

Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
7.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.46
10.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
40.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
6.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
35.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Jim Dougherty and Kelly Downs

Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
7.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Dougherty and Kelly Downs

Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
4740
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
14.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
13.83
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0