Kelly Downs vs. Carl Pavano — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Carl Pavano
Gen XConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Kelly Downs and Carl Pavano 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 Carl Pavano, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 99 and 95 respectively. If forced to pick, Kelly Downs gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Carl Pavano

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.23
50.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.04
94.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
4.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5366
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
9.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
2.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1091
5.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
0.848
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7643
38.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
4.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7018
35.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Carl Pavano

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5366
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.169
1.169
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.04
94.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Carl Pavano

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
514.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
530.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
54.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.38
17.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
105.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
83.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
14
23.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
23.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
44.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
5.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
123
209.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Carl Pavano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
61.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Pavano
Career
Per 600 PA