Kelly Downs vs. Dock Ellis — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dock Ellis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Kelly Downs a clear advantage over Dock Ellis across the core pitching metrics. Kelly Downs led in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 70), home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 92). Dock Ellis held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 88). Kelly Downs was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Dock Ellis

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6383
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2067
8.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
4.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8978
37.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
4.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8129
34.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Dock Ellis

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6385
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2128.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
2.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
1.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Dock Ellis

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
415.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
523.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
69.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.53
13.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
73.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
98.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
24.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
69.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
4.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
201
215.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
47.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100