Mike Adams vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Mike Adams
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Adams led in run prevention (ERA+ 176 vs 101), walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 88), and home run suppression (HR9+ 167 vs 117). Role difference aside, Mike Adams holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Adams and Kelly Downs

Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
9.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.22
51.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
407.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
6.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
9.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1653
36.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1502
33.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.52
36.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Mike Adams and Kelly Downs

Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
9.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
407.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Adams and Kelly Downs

Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
123000
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0