Kelly Downs vs. Wiley Piatt — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wiley Piatt
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Wiley Piatt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wiley Piatt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.392 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Wiley Piatt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Wiley Piatt

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.12
52.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1481
9.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
2.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
3.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.699
0.699
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5978
38.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
5.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5445
35.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.7
38.7

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Wiley Piatt

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4173
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
2.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.07
85.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.659
1.659
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Wiley Piatt

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
187
188.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
596
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
546.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
130.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
117.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.25
45.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
148.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
172.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
114.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.2
54.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
85.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.01
7.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Wiley Piatt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wiley Piatt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100