Kelly Downs vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Kelly Downs and Nels Potter are fairly close on the surface numbers. Kelly Downs had the edge in ERA (3.86 vs 3.99). 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 Nels Potter

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.72
50.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
9.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7248
38.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
4.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Nels Potter

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Nels Potter

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
337.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
23.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
59.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA