Kelly Downs vs. Eddie Plank — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eddie Plank
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Eddie Plank posted a stronger line than Kelly Downs. Eddie Plank posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.35 vs 3.86) and WHIP (1.119 vs 1.389). By the career numbers, Eddie Plank had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Eddie Plank

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
1.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
0.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.91
84.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
2.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13487
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4495.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3958
7.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
2.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246
4.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17985
36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
3.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16722
33.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Eddie Plank

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
1.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
0.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8751
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2917
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
3.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1377
4.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
4.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.146
2.146
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Eddie Plank

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
212.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1778
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1607
542.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
111.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
95.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
16.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.24
34.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
132.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
143.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
43.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
41.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
84.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.11
38.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
23.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
89.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
25.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.25
81.25