Kelly Downs vs. Jeff Francis — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jeff Francis
MillenialCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Kelly Downs a clear advantage over Jeff Francis across the core pitching metrics. Kelly Downs led in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 80), and strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 82). Jeff Francis held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 88). Kelly Downs was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Jeff Francis

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.75
46.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.43
85.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
4.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
10.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
2.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
869
6.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5645
39.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
5.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.442
1.442
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5109
35.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Jeff Francis

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.61
99.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.43
85.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Jeff Francis

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
397.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
470.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
54.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
43.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.52
11.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
65.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
94.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
27.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
24.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
52.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
2.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
38.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
158.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
3.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
82.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.98
Jeff Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Francis
Career
Per 600 PA