Kelly Downs vs. Will Sawyer — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Will Sawyer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Sawyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Sawyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Will Sawyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Will Sawyer

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.83
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
38.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
35.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Will Sawyer

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.95
80.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Will Sawyer

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
204
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
564
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-39.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
228
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA