Kelly Downs

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 195lb (193cm, 88kg)

Born: October 25, 1960 in Ogden, UT us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 26th round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Viewmont HS (Bountiful, UT).

High School: Viewmont HS (Bountiful, UT)

Debut: July 29, 1986 (Age 25-277d, 15,209th in major league history)
vs. LAD 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 29, 1993 (Age 32-339d)
vs. TEX 2.2 IP, 8 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 8 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Full Name: Kelly Robert Downs

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Relatives: Brother of Dave Downs

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.5

ERA

3.86

237

135

963.2

598

WHIP

1.333

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1980	19	PHI-min	A	5	7	.417	2.60	14	12		4	1	0	90.0	85	41	26	5	17	2	40	0	1	8				1.133	8.5	0.5	1.7	4.0	2.35	SPB SALL
1981	20	PHI-min	A	13	7	.650	2.98	25	25	0	9	2	0	175.0	176	79	58	16	35	0	124	3	2	8				1.206	9.1	0.8	1.8	6.4	3.54	PNS CARL
1982	21	PHI-min	AAA	2	15	.118	5.34	32	25	2	5	0	1	156.2	182	116	93	14	72	7	70	4	5	4				1.621	10.5	0.8	4.1	4.0	0.97	OKC AA
1983	22	PHI-min	AAA	9	13	.409	4.46	29	29	0	5	1	0	159.1	186	98	79	14	61	0	71	3	2	8				1.550	10.5	0.8	3.4	4.0	1.16	POR PCL
1984	23	PHI-min	AAA	7	12	.368	5.30	30	25	2	5	0	0	163.0	166	106	96	12	65	3	104	4	2	7				1.417	9.2	0.7	3.6	5.7	1.60	POR PCL
1985	24	SFG-min	AAA	9	10	.474	4.01	37	19	6	2	1	1	137.0	138	69	61	9	56	4	109	1	4	7				1.416	9.1	0.6	3.7	7.2	1.95	PHX PCL
1986	25	SFG-min	AAA	8	5	.615	3.42	18	18	0	4	0	0	108.0	116	54	41	11	28	1	68	3	2	6				1.333	9.7	0.9	2.3	5.7	2.43	PHX PCL
1986	25	SFG	NL	4	4	.500	2.75	14	14	0	1	0	0	88.1	78	29	27	5	30	7	64	3	2	3	372	129	3.18	1.223	7.9	0.5	3.1	6.5	2.13
1987	26	SFG	NL	12	9	.571	3.63	41	28	4	4	3	1	186.0	185	83	75	14	67	11	137	4	4	12	797	107	3.52	1.355	9.0	0.7	3.2	6.6	2.04
1988	27	SFG	NL	13	9	.591	3.32	27	26	0	6	3	0	168.0	140	67	62	11	47	8	118	3	4	7	685	99	3.11	1.113	7.5	0.6	2.5	6.3	2.51
1989	28	SFG-min	AAA,A	1	1	.500	5.65	4	4	0	0	0	0	14.1	12	9	9	1	9	0	16	0	2	0				1.465	7.5	0.6	5.7	10.0	1.78	PHX,SJO PCL,CALL
1989	28	SFG	NL	4	8	.333	4.79	18	15	1	0	0	0	82.2	82	47	44	7	26	4	49	1	3	3	349	71	3.66	1.306	8.9	0.8	2.8	5.3	1.88
1990	29	SFG-min	AAA,A+	0	1	.000	1.80	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.0	10	5	2	1	0	0	7	1	0	0				1.000	9.0	0.9	0.0	6.3		PHX,SJO PCL,CALL
1990	29	SFG	NL	3	2	.600	3.43	13	9	1	0	0	0	63.0	56	26	24	2	20	4	31	2	1	2	265	107	3.28	1.206	8.0	0.3	2.9	4.4	1.55
1991	30	SFG	NL	10	4	.714	4.19	45	11	4	0	0	0	111.2	99	59	52	12	53	9	62	3	1	4	479	86	4.65	1.361	8.0	1.0	4.3	5.0	1.17
1992	31	TOT	MLB	6	7	.462	3.37	37	20	7	0	0	0	144.1	137	63	54	8	70	3	71	7	1	7	636	106	4.12	1.434	8.5	0.5	4.4	4.4	1.01
1992	31	SFG	NL	1	2	.333	3.47	19	7	5	0	0	0	62.1	65	27	24	4	24	0	33	3	0	4	272	97	3.86	1.428	9.4	0.6	3.5	4.8	1.38
1992	31	OAK	AL	5	5	.500	3.29	18	13	2	0	0	0	82.0	72	36	30	4	46	3	38	4	1	3	364	113	4.32	1.439	7.9	0.4	5.0	4.2	0.83
1993	32	OAK	AL	5	10	.333	5.64	42	12	12	0	0	0	119.2	135	80	75	14	60	8	66	2	1	4	539	72	4.96	1.630	10.2	1.1	4.5	5.0	1.10
1994	33	MIN-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	5.14	2	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	7	4	4	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	29			1.143	9.0	1.3	1.3	6.4	5.00	SLK PCL
8 Yrs				57	53	.518	3.86	237	135	29	11	6	1	963.2	912	454	413	73	373	54	598	25	17	42	4122	94	3.81	1.333	8.5	0.7	3.5	5.6	1.60
162 Game Avg.				10	10	.518	3.86	43	25	5	2	1	0	176	167	83	75	13	68	10	109	5	3	8	753	94	3.81	1.333	8.5	0.7	3.5	5.6	1.60

SFG (7 yrs)				47	38	.553	3.64	177	110	15	11	6	1	762.0	705	338	308	55	267	43	494	19	15	35	3219	98	3.58	1.276	8.3	0.6	3.2	5.8	1.85
OAK (2 yrs)				10	15	.400	4.69	60	25	14	0	0	0	201.2	207	116	105	18	106	11	104	6	2	7	903	84	4.70	1.552	9.2	0.8	4.7	4.6	0.98

NL (7 yrs)				47	38	.553	3.64	177	110	15	11	6	1	762.0	705	338	308	55	267	43	494	19	15	35	3219	98	3.58	1.276	8.3	0.6	3.2	5.8	1.85
AL (2 yrs)				10	15	.400	4.69	60	25	14	0	0	0	201.2	207	116	105	18	106	11	104	6	2	7	903	84	4.70	1.552	9.2	0.8	4.7	4.6	0.98

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