Kelly Downs vs. Roy Face — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Face as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Face posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Roy Face had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Roy Face

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
8.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
5.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5315
34.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Roy Face

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Roy Face

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
543.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
13.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
5.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
18
50.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA