Kelly Downs vs. Bill Sayles — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Sayles
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Sayles 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 5.61 and 1.691 for Bill Sayles. 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 Bill Sayles

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
9.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
41.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
6.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.691
1.691
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
36.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.76
41.76

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Bill Sayles

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Bill Sayles

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
818.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
48.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
55.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
245.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
2.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA