Kelly Downs vs. Dick Selma — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Selma
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Selma as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kelly Downs led in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 96), walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 96). Dick Selma held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 96). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Dick Selma

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.76
24.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2520
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
7.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
4.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
7.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3558
38.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
4.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3116
33.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Dick Selma

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2526
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
842
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.76
96.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.52
24.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Dick Selma

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
860.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
226
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
538.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
92.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
21.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
116.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
13
34.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
7
18.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
20
53.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
15.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
76
201.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
2.97
2.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
16
42.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100