Kelly Downs vs. B. J. Ryan — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
B. J. Ryan
Gen XLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and B. J. Ryan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. B. J. Ryan led in home run suppression (HR9+ 200 vs 117), strikeout rate (K%+ 134 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 99). Kelly Downs held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 74). Role difference aside, B. J. Ryan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and B. J. Ryan

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
9.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1610
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
536.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
7.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
4.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
10.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2273
38.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1965
32.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and B. J. Ryan

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
9.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1610
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
536.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and B. J. Ryan

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
168000
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA