Lance Carter vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Lance Carter
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance Carter 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 76), strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 64), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 88). Lance Carter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Kelly Downs.

Pitching Stats for Lance Carter and Kelly Downs

Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
6.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
8.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1062
37.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
34.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Lance Carter and Kelly Downs

Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
6.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Carter and Kelly Downs

Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
181
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
600
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0