Kelly Downs vs. Dan Dugan — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan Dugan
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Dugan 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 6.61 and 1.469 for Dan Dugan. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Dan Dugan

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
6.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
10.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
40.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
37.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Dan Dugan

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Dan Dugan

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
20
571.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
571.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
16.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
4.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Dan Dugan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Dugan
Career
Per 600 PA