Kelly Downs vs. Jack Smith — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Smith
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack 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 4.56 and 1.439 for Jack 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 Jack Smith

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
8.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
39.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
35.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Jack Smith

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
0.441
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Jack Smith

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
3400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
4.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA