Kelly Downs vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Mulligan 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 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. 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 Dick Mulligan

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Dick Mulligan

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Dick Mulligan

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100