Kelly Downs vs. Brad Penny — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Penny
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Kelly Downs a clear advantage over Brad Penny across the core pitching metrics. Kelly Downs led in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 100), strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 93). Brad Penny held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 88). Kelly Downs was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Brad Penny

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.5
54.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
4.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2030
9.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
2.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
5.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8218
38.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
4.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7421
34.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Brad Penny

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
1.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Brad Penny

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
364.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
549.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
86.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
63.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
20.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
117.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
92.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
35.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
60.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.64
10.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
179.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
3.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
44.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA