Kelly Downs vs. Heathcliff Slocumb — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Heathcliff Slocumb
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Heathcliff Slocumb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kelly Downs led in run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 89), strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 87), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 82). Heathcliff Slocumb held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 117). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Heathcliff Slocumb

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
7.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.08
43.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
4.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1893
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
9.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
5.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
7.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2853
40.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
4.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
4.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.575
1.575
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
34.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Heathcliff Slocumb

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
7.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1893
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.88
93.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Heathcliff Slocumb

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
25338.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.56
-26.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Heathcliff Slocumb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heathcliff Slocumb
Career
Per 600 PA