Phil Bickford vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Bickford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Bickford led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 88), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 101). Kelly Downs held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 84). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Phil Bickford.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Kelly Downs

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
38.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Kelly Downs

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Kelly Downs

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0