Kelly Downs vs. James Durham — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
James Durham
Pre-GenerationalKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and James Durham 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 5.85 and 1.850 for James Durham. 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 James Durham

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
42.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
35.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and James Durham

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and James Durham

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
5
176.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
529.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-6.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA