Nestor Cortes vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Nestor Cortes
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Nestor Cortes a clear advantage over Kelly Downs across the core pitching metrics. Nestor Cortes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 88), run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 101), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 119 vs 99). Kelly Downs held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 112). Nestor Cortes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Nestor Cortes and Kelly Downs

Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.73
65.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
8.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
2.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
9.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2490
37.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
4.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2279
34.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Nestor Cortes and Kelly Downs

Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.73
65.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nestor Cortes and Kelly Downs

Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
86400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0