Kelly Downs vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Williams 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 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. 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 Leon Williams

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Leon Williams

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Leon Williams

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA