Kelly Downs vs. Dennis Eckersley — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dennis Eckersley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Kelly Downs and Dennis Eckersley are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 101 for Kelly Downs and 102 for Dennis Eckersley, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 99 and 99 respectively. If forced to pick, Dennis Eckersley gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Dennis Eckersley

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
2.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
0.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.71
33.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
3.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3076
8.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
0.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
2.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2401
6.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.58
6.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13534
37.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
3.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12519
34.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.07
37.07

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Dennis Eckersley

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
2.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
0.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
0.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
1.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.71
33.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Dennis Eckersley

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
3284.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
196
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
554.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
73.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
23.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
110.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
101.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
36.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
18
55.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
8.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
84
257.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA