Kelly Downs vs. Warren Fitzgerald — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Warren Fitzgerald
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Warren Fitzgerald as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Warren Fitzgerald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.362 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Warren Fitzgerald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Warren Fitzgerald

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
9.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
39.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
5.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
36.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.44
39.44

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Warren Fitzgerald

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Warren Fitzgerald

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
37
159.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
139
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
530.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
90.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.26
44.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
133.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
159.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
69.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
47.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
112.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.66
41.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
194.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100