Kelly Downs vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hoffer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Hoffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Bill Hoffer

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Bill Hoffer

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Bill Hoffer

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100