Kelly Downs vs. Len Perme — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Len Perme
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Len Perme as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Len Perme posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Len Perme had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Len Perme

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.981
0.981
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
38.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
32.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Len Perme

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Len Perme

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA