Kelly Downs vs. Denny Driscoll — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Denny Driscoll
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny Driscoll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Driscoll posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Denny Driscoll had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Denny Driscoll

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.35
49.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2043
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
9.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2942
38.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
37.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Denny Driscoll

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2301
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.36
87.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Denny Driscoll

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
95
162.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
582.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
97.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
83.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.28
22.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
116.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
114.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
63.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
70.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.48
17.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
17.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.14
50.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA