Kelly Downs vs. Rip Sewell — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rip Sewell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Kelly Downs and Rip Sewell are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rip Sewell had the edge in ERA (3.48 vs 3.86). By the career numbers, Rip Sewell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Rip Sewell

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.58
59.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.31
62.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
3.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6358
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2101
8.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
2.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9101
38.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
4.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8330
35.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Rip Sewell

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.505
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Rip Sewell

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
314.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750
557.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
113.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
89.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.69
35.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
147.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
141.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
60.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
99.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.58
33.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
114.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
5.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
19
14.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100