Kelly Downs vs. Ducky Yount — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ducky Yount
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore TerrapinsFederal LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Ducky Yount 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 4.14 and 1.524 for Ducky Yount. 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 Ducky Yount

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
4.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.919
0.919
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.524
1.524
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Ducky Yount

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.308
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Ducky Yount

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
646.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.49
-22.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Ducky Yount
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ducky Yount
Career
Per 600 PA