Rick Austin vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Austin 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 83), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 88). Rick Austin held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 96). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Kelly Downs

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.83
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
34.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Kelly Downs

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Kelly Downs

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
2427.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
23.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
12.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
300
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0