Kelly Downs vs. Don Drysdale — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Don Drysdale a clear advantage over Kelly Downs across the core pitching metrics. Don Drysdale led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 88), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 101), and strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 96). Kelly Downs held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 108). Don Drysdale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Don Drysdale

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.73
55.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
8.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
0.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14097
36.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13088
34.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Don Drysdale

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
2.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Don Drysdale

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
250.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1169
535.83
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
99.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
71.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
11.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
82.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
169.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
31.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0