Kelly Downs vs. Hal Stowe — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hal Stowe
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Hal Stowe 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 and 1.000 for Hal Stowe. 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 Hal Stowe

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Hal Stowe

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Hal Stowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Stowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Hal Stowe

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