Keith Comstock vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Keith Comstock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Comstock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Keith Comstock led in strikeout rate (K%+ 142 vs 96), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 99), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 101). Kelly Downs held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 79). Role difference aside, Keith Comstock holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Keith Comstock and Kelly Downs

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
38.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
32.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Keith Comstock and Kelly Downs

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
8.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Comstock and Kelly Downs

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
43200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0