Kelly Downs vs. George Perez — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
George Perez
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and George Perez 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 5.4 and 1.560 for George Perez. 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 George Perez

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
George Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
George Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
George Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
9.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
George Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
George Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
George Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
George Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
George Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
George Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
George Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
37.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
George Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
George Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
George Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
33.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
George Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and George Perez

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
George Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and George Perez

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
George Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
George Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
George Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Perez
Career
Per 600 PA