Matt Albers vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Matt Albers
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Albers 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 92), strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 72), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 83). Matt Albers held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 88). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Albers and Kelly Downs

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.47
49.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
4.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
8.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
3.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
6.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
38.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
4.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2882
34.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Matt Albers and Kelly Downs

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Albers and Kelly Downs

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
9726.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
552.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
5.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-23.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0