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Kelly Downs

Kelly Robert Downs

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 25, 1960 in Ogden, UT
High School: Viewmont HS (Bountiful, UT)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 26th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
Signed August 24, 1979. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 29, 1986
Teams (by GP): Giants/Athletics 1986-1993

Final Game: September 29, 1993
Relatives: Brother of Dave Downs
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1986 25 SFG NL 15 30 29 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13 .172 .200 .172 .372 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 26 SFG NL 41 65 56 1 8 1 0 0 6 0 1 1 23 .143 .155 .161 .316 -14 9 0 0 7 1 0 1
1988 27 SFG NL 27 61 54 7 9 2 1 0 3 0 0 3 17 .167 .211 .241 .451 32 13 1 0 4 0 0 1
1989 28 SFG NL 18 25 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .091 .091 .091 .182 -47 2 0 0 3 0 0 1
1990 29 SFG NL 13 18 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .000 .067 .000 .067 -80 0 0 0 3 1 0 1
1991 30 SFG NL 45 26 23 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .087 .125 .087 .212 -38 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1992 31 TOT MLB 37 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1992 31 SFG NL 19 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1992 31 OAK AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 32 OAK AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Yrs 238 241 211 14 26 3 1 0 11 0 2 7 76 .123 .150 .147 .297 -15 31 1 0 21 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 164 144 10 18 2 1 0 7 0 1 5 52 .123 .150 .147 .297 -15 21 1 0 14 1 0
SFG (7 yrs) 178 241 211 14 26 3 1 0 11 0 2 7 76 .123 .150 .147 .297 -15 31 1 0 21 2 0
OAK (2 yrs) 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 178 241 211 14 26 3 1 0 11 0 2 7 76 .123 .150 .147 .297 -15 31 1 0 21 2 0
AL (2 yrs) 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1986 25 SFG NL 15 30 -4 -1 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .493 .499 -0.1 0.0 0 $60,000 1
1987 26 SFG NL 41 65 -10 -0 0 0 9 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 0 $75,000 1
1988 27 SFG NL 27 61 -4 0 0 0 7 4 0.4 2 6 0.4 .515 .503 0.4 0.0 5 $160,000 1
1989 28 SFG NL 18 25 -4 -0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .489 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $315,000 1
1990 29 SFG NL 13 18 -4 -0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .484 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $425,000 1
1991 30 SFG NL 45 26 -4 -0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $525,000 1
1992 31 SFG NL 19 16 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .488 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $925,000 1
1992 31 OAK AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1993 32 OAK AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $675,000 1
8 Seasons 238 241 -35 -2 1 0 30 -6 -0.6 7 1 -0.6 .497 .500 -0.6 0.1 1 $3,160,000
SFG (7 yrs) 178 241 -35 -2 1 0 30 -6 -0.6 7 1 -0.6 .496 .499 -0.6 0.1 1 $2,485,000
OAK (2 yrs) 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $675,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1986 25 SFG NL 30 25 1 1.1 93 .313 .172 .256 .200 .325 .172 .385 .372 .710 6 .073 -3.7 -0.4 .200 .000 .000
1987 26 SFG NL 65 57 2 0.9 102 .235 .143 .264 .155 .333 .161 .412 .316 .745 -14 .049 -9.1 -0.9 .184 .018 .018
1988 27 SFG NL 61 50 3 1.6 86 .243 .167 .252 .211 .315 .241 .370 .451 .684 32 .161 -4.9 -0.5 .348 .130 .074
1989 28 SFG NL 25 23 0 0.0 88 .154 .091 .250 .091 .317 .091 .373 .182 .690 -47 .000 -4.2 -0.4 .100 .000 .000
1990 29 SFG NL 18 17 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .260 .067 .325 .000 .390 .067 .715 -80 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .077 .077 .000
1991 30 SFG NL 26 23 0 0.0 90 .111 .087 .253 .125 .320 .087 .379 .212 .699 -38 .000 -4.2 -0.4 .143 .043 .000
1992 31 TOT MLB 16 16 0 0.0 88 .000 .000 .253 .000 .318 .000 .373 .000 .691 -100 .000 -3.6 -0.4 .000 .000 .000
1992 31 SFG NL 16 16 0 0.0 88 .000 .000 .253 .000 .318 .000 .373 .000 .691 -100 .000 -3.6 -0.4 .000 .000 .000
8 Yrs 241 211 6 0.8 93 .190 .123 .256 .150 .323 .147 .386 .297 .709 -15 .041 -32.9 -3.4 .191 .047 .024
162 Game Avg. 164 144 4 0.8 93 .190 .123 .256 .150 .323 .147 .386 .297 .709 -15 .041 -32.9 -3.4 .191 .047 .024
NL (7 yrs) 241 211 6 0.8 93 .190 .123 .256 .150 .323 .147 .386 .297 .709 -15 .041 -32.9 -3.4 .191 .047 .024

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1987 26 SFG NL NLCS STL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 28 SFG NL NLCS CHC W 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1989 28 SFG NL WS OAK L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 31 OAK AL ALCS TOR L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (4 Series) 8 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 ALCS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1986 25 SFG NL 30 0.0% 43.3% 3.3% 0.0% 0% 13.00 2.2 2.67 53%
1987 26 SFG NL 65 0.0% 35.4% 1.5% 1.5% 13% 23.00 2.4 9.3 2.67 52%
1988 27 SFG NL 61 0.0% 27.9% 4.9% 4.9% 33% 5.67 3.2 18.0 0.84 1.67 61% 15% 0.0% 53%
1989 28 SFG NL 25 0.0% 36.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.4 1.40 3.67 52% 19% 0.0% 40%
1990 29 SFG NL 18 0.0% 22.2% 5.6% 0.0% 4.00 3.3 13.0 1.25 2.25 56% 0% 0.0% 75%
1991 30 SFG NL 26 0.0% 19.2% 3.9% 0.0% 0% 5.00 4.6 23.0 1.13 2.00 69% 10% 0.0% 38%
1992 31 TOT MLB 16 0.0% 31.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2.8 0.33 0.67 56% 0% 0.0% 50%
1992 31 SFG NL 16 0.0% 31.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2.8 0.33 0.67 56% 0% 0.0% 50%
8 Yrs 241 0.0% 31.5% 2.9% 1.7% 15% 10.86 2.8 19.2 0.93 2.05 57% 11% 0.0% 50%
MLB Averages 2.2% 15.0% 8.6% 6.8% 30% 1.74 5.9 40.9 8.4 0.80 1.06 73% 20% 6.3% 21%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1986 25 SFG NL -3.7 -0.4 31 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 .83 -0.4 -0.0 -3.3 -0.4 0.92 -4.0 0
1987 26 SFG NL -9.1 -0.9 66 -0.6 0.6 -1.1 .87 -1.0 0.3 -8.4 -0.8 0.91 -10.4 0
1988 27 SFG NL -4.9 -0.5 63 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 .83 -0.5 -0.5 -5.1 -0.6 0.96 -4.2 0
1989 28 SFG NL -4.2 -0.4 25 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 1.07 -0.4 0.0 -4.7 -0.5 1.01 -4.5 0
1990 29 SFG NL -3.2 -0.3 18 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 1.03 -0.3 -0.0 -3.3 -0.3 0.97 -3.4 0
1991 30 SFG NL -4.2 -0.4 26 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 .92 -0.4 -0.1 -3.8 -0.4 0.96 -4.4 0
1992 31 TOT MLB -3.6 -0.4 16 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 .96 -0.3 0.0 -2.6 -0.3 0.89 -3.1 0
1992 31 SFG NL -3.6 -0.4 16 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 .96 -0.3 0.0 -2.6 -0.3 0.89 -3.1 0
1992 31 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
1993 32 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
8 Yrs -32.9 -3.4 245 -3.2 1.4 -4.7 .90 -3.3 -0.3 -31.3 -3.3 0.94 -34.1 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1986 25 SFG NL 0 0 17% 7 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 26 SFG NL 0 0 11% 11 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1988 27 SFG NL 1 0 58% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 50% 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
1989 28 SFG NL 0 0 100% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 29 SFG NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 30 SFG NL 0 0 100% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 31 TOT MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 31 SFG NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 1 0 42% 51 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 27% 11 8 1 1 1 0 3 0 3

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1986 25 SFG NL 30 27% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 5 0 0% 6 0 0% 15 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1987 26 SFG NL 65 26% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 100% 10 0 0% 13 5 38% 39 6 15% 6 3 50% 0 0 0
1988 27 SFG NL 61 23% 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 67% 9 1 11% 10 3 30% 38 4 11% 3 1 33% 3 2 67% 0
1989 28 SFG NL 25 36% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 7 0 0% 7 1 14% 16 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1990 29 SFG NL 18 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 4 0 0% 6 2 33% 13 1 8% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
1991 30 SFG NL 26 38% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 5 0 0% 5 2 40% 19 1 5% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1992 31 TOT MLB 16 13% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 8 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1992 31 SFG NL 16 13% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 8 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 241 27% 26 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 27 21 78% 43 1 2% 49 14 29% 148 12 8% 12 6 50% 5 3 60% 0
MLB Averages 60% 72% 10% 35% 15% 52% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 27 SFG NL 61 201 3.30 146 73% 25% 25% 23% 28% 75% 0% 55% 67% 49% 5% 3 0 7% 4 0 8% 5 2 6% 0 0 0
1989 28 SFG NL 19 65 3.42 51 78% 24% 20% 33% 24% 76% 0% 60% 74% 42% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 14% 6 0 0
1990 29 SFG NL 14 35 2.50 26 74% 19% 19% 19% 42% 81% 0% 60% 76% 71% 7% 1 0 7% 1 0 7% 1 0 0% 4 0 0
1991 30 SFG NL 26 100 3.85 70 70% 31% 10% 30% 29% 69% 0% 48% 85% 19% 4% 1 0 15% 4 1 4% 1 0 40% 0 0 0
1992 31 TOT MLB 16 60 3.75 42 70% 24% 29% 21% 26% 76% 0% 53% 63% 38% 0% 0 0 6% 1 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1992 31 SFG NL 16 60 3.75 42 70% 24% 29% 21% 26% 76% 0% 53% 63% 38% 0% 0 0 6% 1 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
5 Yrs 136 461 3.39 335 73% 25% 21% 25% 28% 75% 0% 54% 72% 43% 4% 5 0 7% 10 1 5% 7 2 11% 10 0 0
MLB Averages 3.63 62% 25% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 46% 81% 31% 6% 16% 9% 26%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1986 25 15 30 29 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13 .172 .200 .172 .372 6 5 0 0 0 0 0
1987 26 56 95 85 2 13 1 0 0 6 0 2 2 36 .153 .170 .165 .335 -7 14 0 0 7 1 0
1988 27 83 156 139 9 22 3 1 0 9 0 2 5 53 .158 .186 .194 .380 7 27 1 0 11 1 0
1989 28 101 181 161 11 24 3 1 0 9 0 2 5 62 .149 .174 .180 .354 0 29 1 0 14 1 0
1990 29 114 199 174 11 24 3 1 0 10 0 2 6 66 .138 .165 .167 .332 -6 29 1 0 17 2 0
1991 30 159 225 197 14 26 3 1 0 11 0 2 7 71 .132 .160 .157 .318 -10 31 1 0 19 2 0
1992 31 196 241 211 14 26 3 1 0 11 0 2 7 76 .123 .150 .147 .297 -15 31 1 0 21 2 0
1993 32 238 241 211 14 26 3 1 0 11 0 2 7 76 .123 .150 .147 .297 -15 31 1 0 21 2 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1986 25 15 30 29 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .172 .200 .172 .372 1 15
1987 26 41 64 55 1 7 1 0 0 4 0 1 23 .127 .140 .145 .286 1 41
1988 27 27 61 54 8 9 2 1 0 3 0 3 17 .167 .211 .241 .451 3 27
1989 28 18 25 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 18
1990 29 13 18 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 .000 .067 .000 .067 0 13
1991 30 45 26 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .042 .000 .042 0 45
1992 31 37 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 37
7 Yrs 196 240 210 10 21 3 1 0 8 0 7 76 .100 .128 .124 .252 5 196
162 Game Avg. 162 198 174 8 17 2 1 0 7 0 6 63 .100 .128 .124 .252 4 196

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