Kelly Downs vs. Al Spalding — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Spalding
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Al Spalding posted a stronger line than Kelly Downs. Al Spalding posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 3.86) and WHIP (1.193 vs 1.389). By the career numbers, Al Spalding had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Al Spalding

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.43
79.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2886.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3280
10.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12724
39.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1790
5.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.193
1.193
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12560
39.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Al Spalding

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
1.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11022
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3674
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
1.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
4.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.61
90.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Al Spalding

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
124.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1988
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1959
591.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
185.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
152.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
25.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
32.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229.38
69.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
224.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
193.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
125.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
102.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
227.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272.01
82.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
8.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.46
76.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71