Kelly Downs vs. David Palmer — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
David Palmer
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs and David Palmer are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 101 for Kelly Downs and 97 for David Palmer, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 99 and 102 respectively. If forced to pick, David Palmer gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and David Palmer

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.03
52.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.02
83.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
3.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1036
8.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
6.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4626
38.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
4.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4103
34.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and David Palmer

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
2.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.38
96.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.02
83.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and David Palmer

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
213
340.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
516.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
76.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
49.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
27.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.67
21.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
120
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
84.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
36.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
9.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
152
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
75.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA