Kelly Downs vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Ted Wilks

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Ted Wilks

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Ted Wilks

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA