Alexis Diaz vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Alexis Diaz
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Alexis Diaz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alexis Diaz led in run prevention (ERA+ 150 vs 101), home run suppression (HR9+ 148 vs 117), and strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 96). Kelly Downs held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 73). Role difference aside, Alexis Diaz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Alexis Diaz and Kelly Downs

Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
9.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.58
57.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.179
0.179
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
5.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
10.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.58
10.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
868
38.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
5.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
4.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
31.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Alexis Diaz and Kelly Downs

Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
9.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.32
90.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.135
0.135
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alexis Diaz and Kelly Downs

Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
208
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
600
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Alexis Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Alexis Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0