Kelly Downs vs. Al Papai — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Papai
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Papai 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 5.37 and 1.757 for Al Papai. 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 Al Papai

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.45
20.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
5.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
10.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
5.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.868
0.868
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
42.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
6.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
36.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.1
42.1

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Al Papai

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
67.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
13.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
47.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
63.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
60.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Al Papai

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
731.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
62
509.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
12.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
123.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
82.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
5.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
213.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA