Kelly Downs vs. Don Eddy — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Don Eddy
Baby BoomersIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Eddy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Don Eddy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.631 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Don Eddy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Don Eddy

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
32.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Don Eddy

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Don Eddy

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
17400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
523.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA