Atlee Hammaker vs Kelly Downs

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Atlee Hammaker and Kelly Downs compared on their MLB careers: Atlee Hammaker played 12 seasons, 1981 to 1995, Kelly Downs 8 seasons, 1986 to 1993. Atlee Hammaker has 59 wins to Kelly Downs's 57.

Who has the better career numbers?

Atlee Hammaker leads in 6 of the 7 lines, Kelly Downs in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Atlee Hammaker and Kelly Downs career totals

249	GP	237
59, better	W	57
67	L	53, better
3.7, better	ERA	3.9
1,078.2	IP	963.2
615, better	K	598
287, better	BB	373
1.2, better	WHIP	1.3
5, better	SV	1

How do they compare in the postseason?

Atlee Hammaker and Kelly Downs postseason

5	GP	8
0	W	1, better
1	L	1
9	ERA	4.8, better
11	IP	15
9	K	10, better
0, better	BB	9
1.9	WHIP	1.6, better
0	SV	0

Titles and awards

Neither has a championship or an award on file.

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Atlee Hammaker and Kelly Downs season by season

1st	1981	1	3, better	5.54	1986	4, better	4	2.75, better
2nd	1982	12	8, better	4.11	1987	12	9	3.63, better
3rd	1983	10	9	2.25, better	1988	13, better	9	3.32
4th	1984	2	0, better	2.18, better	1989	4, better	8	4.79
5th	1985	5, better	12	3.74	1990	3	2, better	3.43, better
6th	1987	10	10	3.58, better	1991	10	4, better	4.19
7th	1988	9, better	9	3.73	1992	6	7, better	3.37, better
8th	1989	6, better	6, better	3.76, better	1993	5	10	5.64
9th	1990	4	9	4.36	—	—	—	—
10th	1991	0	1	5.79	—	—	—	—
11th	1994	0	0	0.00	—	—	—	—
12th	1995	0	0	12.79	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA