Kelly Downs vs. Charlie Shields — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Shields
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Kelly Downs and Charlie Shields are fairly close on the surface numbers. Kelly Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.86 vs 4.31) and WHIP (1.389 vs 1.656). Charlie Shields had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.08 per nine innings vs 0.68). By the career numbers, Kelly Downs 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 Charlie Shields

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
9.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
5.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
42.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
35.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.4
42.4

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Charlie Shields

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.692
2.692
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Charlie Shields

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
28
254.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
581.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.746
0.746
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
154.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.62
69.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
263.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
81.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.95
81.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
Charlie Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100