Kelly Downs vs. Rod Scurry — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rod Scurry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Rod Scurry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rod Scurry led in strikeout rate (K%+ 140 vs 96), run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 101), and home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 117). Kelly Downs held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 67). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Rod Scurry.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Rod Scurry

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1382
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
460.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
7.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
5.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
8.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2023
39.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.83
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1695
33.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Rod Scurry

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1382
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
460.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Rod Scurry

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
3434.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
568.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
22.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
16.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
268.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Rod Scurry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Scurry
Career
Per 600 PA