Kelly Downs vs. Red Ehret — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Red Ehret
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Red Ehret 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 4.02 and 1.457 for Red Ehret. 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 Red Ehret

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
1.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.42
45.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.36
85.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
1229
4.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8263
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2754.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
3172
10.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
841
2.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
2.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.613
0.613
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12232
39.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
1881
6.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11252
36.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Red Ehret

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
1.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9060
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3020
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
1.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
2.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
86.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Red Ehret

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
177.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1344
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1265
564.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
122.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
101.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
14.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
20.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.03
40.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
151.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
148.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
52.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
62.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
112.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98.58
44.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
25.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ehret
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Red Ehret
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
63.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.46
9.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Red Ehret
Career
Per 600 PA
20
8.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Red Ehret
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Red Ehret
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100