Kelly Downs vs. Hack Spencer — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hack Spencer
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Hack Spencer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hack Spencer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Hack Spencer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Hack Spencer

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
10.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
37.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
10.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
37.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Hack Spencer

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Hack Spencer

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
600
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Hack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA