Joe Decker vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Joe Decker
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Decker and Kelly Downs are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 96 for Joe Decker and 101 for Kelly Downs, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 96 and 99 respectively. If forced to pick, Kelly Downs gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Joe Decker and Kelly Downs

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
4.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
8.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
4.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
5.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3125
39.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
4.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2679
33.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Decker and Kelly Downs

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.77
94.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Decker and Kelly Downs

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
1669.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
501.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
36.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
141.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
120
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
31.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
240
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0