Kelly Downs vs. Joe Stewart — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stewart
Pre-GenerationalNorth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Stewart 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 9.64 and 1.714 for Joe Stewart. 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 Joe Stewart

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
11.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
45.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
40.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.32
45.32

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Joe Stewart

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Joe Stewart

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA