Kelly Downs vs. Johnny Sain — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Johnny Sain
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Johnny Sain posted a stronger line than Kelly Downs. Johnny Sain posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.49 vs 3.86) and WHIP (1.302 vs 1.389). By the career numbers, Johnny Sain 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 Johnny Sain

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
1.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
1.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.51
54.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
3.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6377
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2125.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2145
9.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
2.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
910
3.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8998
38.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
4.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8349
35.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Johnny Sain

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
29.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
26.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
35.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.32
96.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Johnny Sain

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
433
303.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
542.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
133.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
108.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
24.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.59
39.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
164.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
151.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
48.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
70.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
117.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.11
45.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
14.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.8
42.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
39.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
25
17.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA