Kelly Downs vs. Ken Patterson — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Patterson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Patterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kelly Downs led in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 77), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 79), and strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 84). Ken Patterson held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 101). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Ken Patterson

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
317.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
8.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
4.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
5.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1372
38.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
33.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Ken Patterson

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
317.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Ken Patterson

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
67200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA