Kelly Downs vs. Scott Elbert — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Elbert
MillenialMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Elbert as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Elbert posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.386 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Scott Elbert had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Scott Elbert

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
11.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
8.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
8.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
38.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
33.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Scott Elbert

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
11.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.079
0.079
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Scott Elbert

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
12700
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA