Roman Colon vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Roman Colon
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Roman Colon 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 68), strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 81). Roman Colon held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 115 vs 88). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Roman Colon and Kelly Downs

Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
5.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
10.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
5.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
39.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
5.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
35.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Roman Colon and Kelly Downs

Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
5.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roman Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roman Colon and Kelly Downs

Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
8266.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-54.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Roman Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Roman Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0