Kelly Downs vs. Luis Encarnacion — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luis Encarnacion
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Encarnacion 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 7.84 and 1.742 for Luis Encarnacion. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Luis Encarnacion

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
12.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.19
12.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
42.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.742
1.742
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
39.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.68
42.68

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Luis Encarnacion

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Luis Encarnacion

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