Kelly Downs vs. Jim Elam — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Elam
Greatest GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Kelly Downs and Jim Elam are fairly close on the surface numbers. Kelly Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.86 vs 6.39) and WHIP (1.389 vs 2.161). Jim Elam had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.29 per nine innings vs 0.68). By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Jim Elam

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
13.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.35
13.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.032
1.032
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
46.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.161
2.161
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
39.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.45
46.45

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Jim Elam

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Jim Elam

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
128.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
134.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA