Kelly Downs vs. Doug Piatt — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Piatt
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Piatt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Piatt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.6 and WHIP 1.327 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Doug Piatt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Doug Piatt

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
37.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
32.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.64
37.64

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Doug Piatt

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Doug Piatt

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
12600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Doug Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA