Kelly Downs vs. Tyler Lyons — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tyler Lyons
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Tyler Lyons as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tyler Lyons led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 88), strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 99). Kelly Downs held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 106). Role difference aside, Tyler Lyons holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Tyler Lyons

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
8.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
9.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
37.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
33.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Tyler Lyons

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Tyler Lyons

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
1983.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
11.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
6.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
195.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tyler Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA