Kelly Downs vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Gorman 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 7.2 and 1.600 for Tom Gorman. 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 Tom Gorman

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
37.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.6
39.6

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Tom Gorman

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Tom Gorman

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA