Darrel Akerfelds vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Darrel Akerfelds 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 70), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 74), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 77). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Kelly Downs

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
33.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Kelly Downs

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Kelly Downs

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-18.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0