Kelly Downs vs. John Parrish — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Parrish
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and John Parrish 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 74), strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 91). John Parrish held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 163 vs 117). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and John Parrish

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
5.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
4.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
9.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
6.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
7.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.491
1.491
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
41.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
34.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.42
41.42

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and John Parrish

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
5.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.82
83.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and John Parrish

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
110400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA