Kelly Downs vs. Curt Simmons — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Curt Simmons
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Kelly Downs a clear advantage over Curt Simmons across the core pitching metrics. Kelly Downs led in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 69), home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 103), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 88). Curt Simmons held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 108 vs 88). Kelly Downs was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Curt Simmons

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
1.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.33
51.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.2
81.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
3.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10045
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3348.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3313
8.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
2.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1697
4.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14144
38.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1551
4.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13028
35.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Curt Simmons

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
2.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7152
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2384
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
1.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
2.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
2.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.127
1.127
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.58
59.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Curt Simmons

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
290.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1256
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1135
542.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
92.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
81.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
10.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.3
21.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
106.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
121.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
44.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
36.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
80.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.76
18.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
28.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
283
135.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
27.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67