Kelly Downs vs. Lou Sleater — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Sleater
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Sleater 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 4.7 and 1.643 for Lou Sleater. 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 Lou Sleater

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.03
16.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
300.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
9.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
5.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
40.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
5.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
35.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.92
40.92

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Lou Sleater

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
7.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.443
0.443
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Lou Sleater

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
798.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
109
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
566.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
115.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.76
48.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
192.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
137.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.81
42.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.91
9.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA