Kyle Dowdy vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Kyle Dowdy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Dowdy 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 5.65 and 1.849 for Kyle Dowdy. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Dowdy and Kelly Downs

Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
43.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.814
1.814
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
34.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.01
43.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Kyle Dowdy and Kelly Downs

Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Dowdy and Kelly Downs

Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
600
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Kyle Dowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Kyle Dowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0