Kelly Downs vs. Jim Stoops — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Stoops
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Stoops as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Stoops posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.25 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Jim Stoops had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Jim Stoops

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.67
11.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
38.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
29.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Jim Stoops

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Jim Stoops

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