What years did Kelly Downs play?

Kelly Downs played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1993.

Was Kelly Downs a pitcher?

Yes. Kelly Downs pitched in the major leagues, recording 57 wins and 598 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Kelly Downs hit?

Kelly Downs hit 0 career home runs with 26 hits.

Kelly Downs

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-1993)

W–L 57–53

ERA 3.86

WHIP 1.33

SO 598

Pitcher PIV 3550.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 195 lb
Born: 10/25/1960 in Ogden, UT, USA
MLB Debut: 1986-07-29
Last Game: 1993-09-29

Full name: Kelly Robert Downs

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
57	53	237	135	11	6	1	963.7	912	413	73	373	598	3.86	3550.2

Career ERA 3.86 vs. league average 3.93 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1986	SFN	NL	4	4	14	14	1	0	0	88.3	78	27	30	64	2.75	3.97 (+31%)	1785.1
1987	SFN	NL	12	9	41	28	4	3	1	186.0	185	75	67	137	3.63	4.29 (+15%)	3726.9
1988	SFN	NL	13	9	27	26	6	3	0	168.0	140	62	47	118	3.32	3.73 (+11%)	2717.3
1989	SFN	NL	4	8	18	15	0	0	0	82.7	82	44	26	49	4.79	3.71 (-29%)	110.0
1990	SFN	NL	3	2	13	9	0	0	0	63.0	56	24	20	31	3.43	3.86 (+11%)	920.2
1991	SFN	NL	10	4	45	11	0	0	0	111.7	99	52	53	62	4.19	3.91 (-7%)	-2053.4
1992	SFN	NL	1	2	19	7	0	0	0	62.3	65	24	24	33	3.47	3.75 (+7%)	-175.4
1992	OAK	AL	5	5	18	13	0	0	0	82.0	72	30	46	38	3.29	3.75 (+12%)	-1177.3
1993	OAK	AL	5	10	42	12	0	0	0	119.7	135	75	60	66	5.64	4.19 (-35%)	-2303.2
Career · 9 seasons			57	53	237	135	11	6	1	963.2	912	413	373	598	3.86	—	3,550

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
238	211	14	26	3	1	0	11	0	7	76	.123	.150	.147	.297	-842

Career AVG .123 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 52.2% below league average.

Career OBP .150 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 53.8% below league average.

Career SLG .147 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 62.3% below league average.

Career OPS .297 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 58.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1986	SFN	NL	15	29	1	5	0	0	0	1	13	.172	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	SFN	NL	41	56	1	8	1	0	6	1	23	.143	.262 (-46%)	.331 (-53%)	.415 (-61%)	.746 (-58%)	-540.6
1988	SFN	NL	27	54	7	9	2	1	3	3	17	.167	.254 (-34%)	.317 (-34%)	.377 (-36%)	.695 (-35%)	-301.4
1989	SFN	NL	18	22	2	2	0	0	0	0	9	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	SFN	NL	13	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	SFN	NL	45	23	3	2	0	0	1	1	5	.087	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	SFN	NL	19	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	OAK	AL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	OAK	AL	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			238	211	14	26	3	1	11	7	76	.123	—	—	—	—	-842

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1992	ALCS	OAK	2	0	0	.000
1989	NLCS	SFN	2	3	1	.000
1989	WS	SFN	3	0	0	.000
1987	NLCS	SFN	1	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	8	0	0	17.0	15	8	9	10	4.24

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1992	ALCS	OAK	0	1	2	2.3	3	1	1	0	3.86
1989	NLCS	SFN	1	0	2	8.7	8	3	6	6	3.12
1989	WS	SFN	0	0	3	4.7	3	4	2	4	7.71
1987	NLCS	SFN	0	0	1	1.3	1	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	116	94	5	8	0	3	.085
Away	122	117	9	18	0	8	.154

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	116	479.0	404	187	184	309	3.51
Away	121	484.2	508	226	189	289	4.20

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1993-09-29	OAK	TEX	L	2.2	8	8	8	2	2	1
1993-09-25	OAK	SEA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1993-09-21	OAK	KCR	W	4.0	2	1	1	0	2	1
1993-09-16	OAK	MIN	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1993-09-15	OAK	MIN	—	2.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1993-09-10	OAK	BAL	W	2.2	1	0	0	3	1	0
1993-09-05	OAK	BAL	—	3.0	3	1	1	0	3	0
1993-09-01	OAK	TOR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1993-08-30	OAK	TOR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993-08-27	OAK	DET	—	1.0	2	1	1	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	237	135	66	105	9	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1986	SFN	P	14	14	6	13	1	0
1987	SFN	P	41	28	11	10	3	0
1988	SFN	P	27	26	15	22	1	2
1989	SFN	P	18	15	7	8	1	1
1990	SFN	P	13	9	6	12	1	0
1991	SFN	P	45	11	9	19	1	1
1992	SFN	P	19	7	4	3	0	0
1992	OAK	P	18	13	5	8	1	0
1993	OAK	P	42	12	3	10	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	237

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1993	OAK	AL	$675,000
1992	SFN	NL	$925,000
1991	SFN	NL	$525,000
1990	SFN	NL	$425,000
1989	SFN	NL	$315,000
1988	SFN	NL	$160,000
1987	SFN	NL	$75,000
1986	SFN	NL	$60,000
Total Career Earnings			$3,160,000

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kelly Downs

What years did Kelly Downs play?: Kelly Downs played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1993.
Was Kelly Downs a pitcher?: Yes. Kelly Downs pitched in the major leagues, recording 57 wins and 598 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kelly Downs hit?: Kelly Downs hit 0 career home runs with 26 hits.