Kelly Downs vs. Bill Popp — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Popp
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Popp 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 4.92 and 1.873 for Bill Popp. 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 Popp

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
12.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.98
12.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
3.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
43.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
8.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.873
1.873
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
38.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Bill Popp

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Bill Popp

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
547.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.45
-37.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
208.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA