Kelly Downs vs. Stan Ferens — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Stan Ferens
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Ferens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kelly Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.389 compared to 4.18 and 1.497 for Stan Ferens. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Stan Ferens

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.98
16.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
10.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
39.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.497
1.497
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Stan Ferens

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Stan Ferens

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
636
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
540
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
13.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
108
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
7.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
156
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA