Kelly Downs vs. Gene Ford — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gene Ford
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Ford 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 5.66 and 1.857 for Gene Ford. 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 Gene Ford

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
13.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.11
13.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
5.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
42.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.857
1.857
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
38.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.392
0.392
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.69
42.69

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Gene Ford

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Gene Ford

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-17.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA