Kelly Downs vs. Bob Feller — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Feller
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bob Feller posted a stronger line than Kelly Downs. Bob Feller posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.25 vs 3.86) and WHIP (1.317 vs 1.389). By the career numbers, Bob Feller 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 Bob Feller

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
1.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.15
62.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.91
84.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
3.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11481
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3827
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3271
7.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1764
4.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581
6.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16180
38.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1557
3.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14356
33.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.05
38.05

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Bob Feller

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
18.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
4.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
16.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
21.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
21.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Bob Feller

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
230.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1485
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1282
517.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
77.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
58.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
11.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.65
25.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
109.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
119.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
40
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
40
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
76.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.8
18.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
40.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
505
204.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
2.94
2.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
40.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
15
6.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33