Kelly Downs vs. Jim Faulkner — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Faulkner
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Faulkner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Faulkner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.516 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Jim Faulkner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Jim Faulkner

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.26
23.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
10.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
40.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
36.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Jim Faulkner

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.861
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Jim Faulkner

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
43
560.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
534.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
130.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
43.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
143.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
169.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
52.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
39.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA