Pete Dowling vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Pete Dowling
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Dowling as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Dowling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Pete Dowling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Dowling and Kelly Downs

Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.29
87.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2748
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
9.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
3.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
2.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4023
39.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
5.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3618
35.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Pete Dowling and Kelly Downs

Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2724
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
908
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
89.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Dowling and Kelly Downs

Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
118
187.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
561.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
111.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
85.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
25.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.54
37.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
147.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
141.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
44.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
46.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
88.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.83
37.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
120.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.97
4.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0