Dayan Diaz vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Dayan Diaz
MillenialColombiaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Dayan Diaz 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 9.15 and 1.932 for Dayan Diaz. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dayan Diaz and Kelly Downs

Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
12.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.36
12.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
10.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.53
10.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.729
1.729
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.83
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
43.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.83
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
10.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.932
1.932
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
37.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.415
0.415
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.02
43.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Dayan Diaz and Kelly Downs

Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.188
0.188
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dayan Diaz and Kelly Downs

Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
600
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dayan Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dayan Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0