Kelly Downs vs. Bill Pleis — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Pleis
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Pleis 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 4.07 and 1.468 for Bill Pleis. 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 Bill Pleis

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
6.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.76
56.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
842
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
280.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
8.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
5.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
39.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
4.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
35.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Bill Pleis

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
6.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
842
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
280.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Bill Pleis

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
1965.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
50
517.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
20.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
268.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA