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Kelly Downs
Kelly Robert Downs
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 25, 1960 in Ogden, UT
High School: Viewmont (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
Final Game: September 29, 1993
Relatives: Brother of Dave Downs
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Standard Pitching

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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+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
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 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 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 1.113 7.5 0.6 2.5 6.3 2.51
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 70 1.306 8.9 0.8 2.8 5.3 1.88
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 2 265 106 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 85 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 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 95 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 3 364 114 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 1.630 10.2 1.1 4.5 5.0 1.10
8 Seasons 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 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 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 97 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 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 97 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 1.552 9.2 0.8 4.7 4.6 0.98

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1987 26 SFG NL NLCS L STL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.750 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 28 SFG NL NLCS W CHC 1 0 1.000 3.12 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.2 8 3 3 0 6 1 6 0 0 0 37 1.615 8.3 0.0 6.2 6.2 1.00
1989 28 SFG NL WS L OAK 0 0 7.71 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 3 4 4 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 18 1.071 5.8 3.9 3.9 7.7 2.00
1992 31 OAK AL ALCS L TOR 0 1 .000 3.86 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.714 11.6 0.0 3.9 0.0 0.00
3 Seasons (4 Series) 1 1 .500 4.24 8 0 1 0 0 0 17.0 15 10 8 2 9 1 10 0 0 0 72 1.412 7.9 1.1 4.8 5.3 1.11
2 NLCS 1 0 1.000 2.70 3 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 9 3 3 0 6 1 6 0 0 0 42 1.500 8.1 0.0 5.4 5.4 1.00
1 ALCS 0 1 .000 3.86 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.714 11.6 0.0 3.9 0.0 0.00
1 WS 0 0 7.71 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 3 4 4 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 18 1.071 5.8 3.9 3.9 7.7 2.00

Standard Batting

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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 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
9 Seasons 178 241 211 14 26 3 1 0 11 0 2 7 76 .123 .150 .147 .297 -15 31 1 0 21 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 219 192 13 24 3 1 0 10 0 2 6 69 .123 .150 .147 .297 -15 28 1 0 19 2 0

Postseason Batting

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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 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1986 SFG NL 25 P 14 14 88.1 20 6 13 1 0 .950 1.94 1.36 .955 1.94 0.66
1987 SFG NL 26 P 41 28 186.0 24 11 10 3 0 .875 1.02 0.51 .958 1.91 0.62
1988 SFG NL 27 P 27 26 168.0 38 15 22 1 2 .974 1.98 1.37 .955 1.96 0.69
1989 SFG NL 28 P 18 15 82.2 16 7 8 1 1 .938 1.63 0.83 .950 1.87 0.63
1990 SFG NL 29 P 13 9 63.0 19 6 12 1 0 .947 2.57 1.38 .958 1.80 0.58
1991 SFG NL 30 P 45 11 111.2 29 9 19 1 1 .966 2.26 0.62 .955 1.86 0.59
1992 TOT MLB 31 P 37 20 144.1 21 9 11 1 0 .952 1.25 0.54 .957 1.81 0.58
1992 SFG NL 31 P 19 7 62.1 7 4 3 0 0 1.000 1.01 0.37 .957 1.93 0.60
1992 OAK AL 31 P 18 13 82.0 14 5 8 1 0 .929 1.43 0.72 .957 1.72 0.56
1993 OAK AL 32 P 42 12 119.2 13 3 10 0 2 1.000 0.98 0.31 .954 1.79 0.56
8 Seasons P 237 135 963.2 180 66 105 9 6 .950 1.60 0.72 .956 1.88 0.61
8 Seasons TOT 237 135 963.2 180 66 105 9 6 .950 1.60 0.72 .906 1.88 0.61

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1987 NL  6.629 (8th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1987 NL  3 (3rd)
1988 NL  3 (8th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1987 NL  .677 (7th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1987 NL  12 (2nd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 2 (2371), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1150), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 26th round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed August 24, 1979.

August 20, 1984: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with George Riley to the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later and Al Oliver. The San Francisco Giants sent Renie Martin (August 30, 1984) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

June 22, 1992: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

June 30, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

October 27, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

December 9, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2009.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986San Francisco Giants$60,000
1987San Francisco Giants$75,000
1988San Francisco Giants$160,000
1989San Francisco Giants$315,000
1990San Francisco Giants$425,000
1991San Francisco Giants$525,000
1992San Francisco Giants$925,000
1993Oakland Athletics$675,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,160,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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