Kelly Downs vs. Don Shaw — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Don Shaw
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Shaw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Don Shaw led in home run suppression (HR9+ 175 vs 117), strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 101). Kelly Downs held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 75). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Don Shaw.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Don Shaw

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
6.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.15
48.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
188.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
7.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.187
1.187
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
38.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
33.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Don Shaw

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
6.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Don Shaw

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
3942.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
3.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.23
-6.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Don Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA