Elvis Alvarado vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Elvis Alvarado
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanAthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Elvis Alvarado as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elvis Alvarado posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 3.86 and 1.389 for Kelly Downs. By the career numbers, Elvis Alvarado had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Kelly Downs

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.23
7.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.701
1.701
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
38.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
33.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Kelly Downs

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.054
0.054
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Kelly Downs

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
600
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0