Kelly Downs vs. Bill Sherdel — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Sherdel
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Kelly Downs and Bill Sherdel are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bill Sherdel had the edge in ERA (3.72 vs 3.86). By the career numbers, Bill Sherdel 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 Bill Sherdel

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
1.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
0.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.92
52.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
3.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8128
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2709.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3018
10.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
2.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
2.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.554
0.554
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11604
38.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
4.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10889
36.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Bill Sherdel

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.203
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Bill Sherdel

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549
308.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
539.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
120.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
92.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
19.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.87
45.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
160.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
156.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
53.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
97.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.37
50.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
35.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
53.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.13
11.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
24.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67