Kelly Downs vs. Alex Pearson — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Pearson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Pearson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Pearson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Alex Pearson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Alex Pearson

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
9.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.543
0.543
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
37.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
35.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.9
37.9

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Alex Pearson

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.267
2.267
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Alex Pearson

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
191.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
587.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
127.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
127.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.18
27.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
127.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
140.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
63.83
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
33.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
102.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.88
5.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA