Kelly Downs vs. Ray Shore — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Shore
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Shore as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kelly Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.389 compared to 8.23 and 2.198 for Ray Shore. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Ray Shore

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.9
12.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
8.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.23
8.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
10.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
9.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
3.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
46.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
8.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.198
2.198
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
35.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.49
46.49

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Ray Shore

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Shore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Ray Shore

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
1328.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.44
-61.83
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Ray Shore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Shore
Career
Per 600 PA