Kelly Downs vs. Pat Simmons — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pat Simmons
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Pat Simmons as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pat Simmons posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.526 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Pat Simmons had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Pat Simmons

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
8.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
38.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
33.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Pat Simmons

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Pat Simmons

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
1164.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
12.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Pat Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA