Matt Anderson vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 170 vs 117), strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 99). Kelly Downs held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 76). Role difference aside, Matt Anderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Kelly Downs

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
8.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Kelly Downs

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Kelly Downs

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0