Frankie De La Cruz vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Frankie De La Cruz
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Frankie De La Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kelly Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.389 compared to 8.16 and 2.000 for Frankie De La Cruz. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frankie De La Cruz and Kelly Downs

Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
8.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
10.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
44.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.969
1.969
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
35.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.16
44.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Frankie De La Cruz and Kelly Downs

Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frankie De La Cruz and Kelly Downs

Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
7800
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Frankie De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Frankie De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0