Kelly Downs vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Kelly Downs and Roy Witherup are fairly close on the surface numbers. Kelly Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.86 vs 4.44) and WHIP (1.389 vs 1.454). Roy Witherup had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.17 per nine innings vs 0.68). By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Roy Witherup

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Roy Witherup

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Roy Witherup

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA