Kelly Downs vs. Sam Freeman — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Freeman
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Freeman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Freeman led in home run suppression (HR9+ 183 vs 117), run prevention (ERA+ 132 vs 101), and strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 96). Kelly Downs held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 72). Role difference aside, Sam Freeman holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Sam Freeman

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
10.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
7.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
5.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
8.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.575
1.575
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1026
39.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
3.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
33.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Sam Freeman

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
10.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.162
0.162
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Sam Freeman

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
54200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA