Kelly Downs vs. Jan Dukes — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jan Dukes
Silent GenerationWyomingThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jan Dukes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jan Dukes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Jan Dukes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Jan Dukes

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
6.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
37.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
31.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Jan Dukes

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.188
0.188
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Jan Dukes

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
24.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA