Joba Chamberlain vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Joba Chamberlain
MillenialNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Joba Chamberlain as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joba Chamberlain led in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 96), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 99), and home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 117). Role difference aside, Joba Chamberlain holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joba Chamberlain and Kelly Downs

Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
6.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.35
54.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1666
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
555.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
8.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
3.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2398
38.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2122
34.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Joba Chamberlain and Kelly Downs

Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
6.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1666
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
555.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.02
98.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joba Chamberlain and Kelly Downs

Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
25666.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.23
-15.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0