Kelly Downs vs. Lucas Erceg — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lucas Erceg
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Lucas Erceg as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lucas Erceg led in home run suppression (HR9+ 354 vs 117), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 134 vs 99), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 88). Role difference aside, Lucas Erceg holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Lucas Erceg

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
8.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
534
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
7.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
3.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
9.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.449
1.449
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
38.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
33.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Lucas Erceg

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
8.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
534
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.85
84.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.163
0.163
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Lucas Erceg

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
172
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
600
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA