Jose Alvarez vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Alvarez 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 96), walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 95). Jose Alvarez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 96). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Kelly Downs.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Kelly Downs

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Kelly Downs

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Kelly Downs

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0