Kelly Downs vs. Jack Savage — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Savage
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Savage 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 7.67 and 1.807 for Jack Savage. 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 Jack Savage

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
12.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.784
0.784
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
41.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
37.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.42
41.42

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Jack Savage

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Jack Savage

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
20
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
600
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA