Jorge Alcala vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Jorge Alcala
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jorge Alcala 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 90), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 97). Jorge Alcala held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Kelly Downs.

Pitching Stats for Jorge Alcala and Kelly Downs

Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
7.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
907
37.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
33.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.39
37.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Jorge Alcala and Kelly Downs

Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jorge Alcala and Kelly Downs

Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
600
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jorge Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jorge Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0