Kelly Downs vs. Mike Sullivan — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Sullivan 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 5.04 and 1.674 for Mike Sullivan. 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 Mike Sullivan

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.38
45.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.38
74.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
5.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3334
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
10.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.46
10.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
4.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
2.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5187
42.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
7.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4542
36.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.01
42.01

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Mike Sullivan

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.71
86.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.702
1.702
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Mike Sullivan

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
160
187.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
576.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
112.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
96.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.8
31.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
137.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
131.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
54.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
56.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
108.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.58
31.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
15.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
108.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.55
5.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100