Don Aase vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Don Aase
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Aase as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kelly Downs led in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 87), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 88). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Don Aase and Kelly Downs

Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.31
20.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
3.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3328
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1109.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
1085
8.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
3.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641
5.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4730
38.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
4.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4182
33.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Don Aase and Kelly Downs

Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3328
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1109.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.95
93.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.451
0.451
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.31
20.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Aase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Aase and Kelly Downs

Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
53760
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Don Aase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Don Aase
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0