Kelly Downs vs. Herman Purcell — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Herman Purcell
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Kelly Downs posted a stronger line than Herman Purcell. Kelly Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.86 vs 6.75) and WHIP (1.389 vs 2.250). 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 Herman Purcell

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
11.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
8.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
45.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
11.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.56
45.56

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Herman Purcell

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Herman Purcell

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Herman Purcell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Purcell
Career
Per 600 PA