Kelly Downs vs. Don Secrist — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Don Secrist
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Secrist 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 5.93 and 1.500 for Don Secrist. 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 Don Secrist

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
8.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
39.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
34.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Don Secrist

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Secrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Don Secrist

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
2100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
21.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
20.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Don Secrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Secrist
Career
Per 600 PA