Kelly Downs vs. Bill Smith — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Smith
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Smith 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 4.21 and 1.507 for Bill Smith. 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 Bill Smith

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
10.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
38.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
36.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Bill Smith

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Bill Smith

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
1200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
34.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
26.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA