Kelly Downs vs. Rollie Stiles — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rollie Stiles
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Rollie Stiles 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 5.92 and 1.846 for Rollie Stiles. 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 Rollie Stiles

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.18
21.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
5.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
12.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.14
12.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
4.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1388
41.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
7.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1235
37.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.92
41.92

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Rollie Stiles

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.812
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Rollie Stiles

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA
85
520.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA
98
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
563.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
79.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
61.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
17.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
97.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
104.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA
9
55.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
6.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
226.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Rollie Stiles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Stiles
Career
Per 600 PA