Kelly Downs vs. Ryan Franklin — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan Franklin
Gen XArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Franklin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kelly Downs led in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 75), strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 67), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 84). Ryan Franklin held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 88). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Ryan Franklin

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
3.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.93
44.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.92
19.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
4.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3603
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1230
9.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
5.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5113
38.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
4.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4642
34.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Ryan Franklin

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
3.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3603
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.92
19.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Ryan Franklin

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
12276.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
507.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
8.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-5.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
276.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA