Kelly Downs vs. Arnold Earley — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Arnold Earley
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Arnold Earley 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 4.48 and 1.584 for Arnold Earley. 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 Arnold Earley

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
4.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
381.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
9.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
4.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
7.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
40.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
5.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
36.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Arnold Earley

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
381.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.66
88.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.386
0.386
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Arnold Earley

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
2306.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
527.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
22.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
124.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
14.83
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
289.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA