Kelly Downs vs. Braden Looper — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Braden Looper
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Braden Looper 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 84), strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 67), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 88). Braden Looper held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 88). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Braden Looper

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.55
52.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
4.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1242
9.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
5.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5067
38.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
4.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4568
34.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Braden Looper

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Braden Looper

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679
1794.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
227
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
186
491.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
105.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
30.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
126.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
134.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
34.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
166.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
79.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA