Kelly Downs vs. Joe Poetz — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Poetz
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Kelly Downs and Joe Poetz are fairly close on the surface numbers. Kelly Downs posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.389 vs 1.625) and home runs allowed (0.68 per nine innings vs 2.25). Joe Poetz had the advantage in ERA (3.38 vs 3.86). By the career numbers, Kelly Downs 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 Joe Poetz

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
30.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Joe Poetz

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Joe Poetz

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
68.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA