Sam Demel vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Sam Demel
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Demel 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 4.95 and 1.649 for Sam Demel. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Demel and Kelly Downs

Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
10.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
10.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.6
10.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
3.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
6.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
40.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.586
1.586
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
36.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Sam Demel and Kelly Downs

Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
10.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Demel and Kelly Downs

Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
600
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Sam Demel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0