Kelly Downs vs. Joe Yingling — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Yingling
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Yingling 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 12 and 2.667 for Joe Yingling. 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 Joe Yingling

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.87
13.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Joe Yingling

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Joe Yingling

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Joe Yingling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Yingling
Career
Per 600 PA