Kelly Downs vs. Joe Pate — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Pate
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Pate as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Pate posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Joe Pate had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Joe Pate

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
166.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
9.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
3.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
39.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
35.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Joe Pate

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.848
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Joe Pate

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
1102.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
97.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
41.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
40.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.33
14.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA