Kelly Downs vs. Bob Ferguson — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Ferguson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Ferguson 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 9 and 2.125 for Bob Ferguson. 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 Bob Ferguson

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
13.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Bob Ferguson

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Bob Ferguson

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1800
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA