Kelly Downs vs. Phil Page — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Page
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Page 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 6.23 and 1.875 for Phil Page. 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 Phil Page

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.35
19.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
6.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
11.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
42.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
7.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
36.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.71
42.71

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Phil Page

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.807
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Phil Page

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
1033.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
14.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
7.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA