Kelly Downs vs. Kirk Saarloos — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kirk Saarloos
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Kelly Downs comes out ahead of Kirk Saarloos in this starter comparison. Kelly Downs led in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 56), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 89), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 85). Kirk Saarloos held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 117). The edge goes to Kelly Downs.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Kirk Saarloos

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.15
49.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.24
44.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
5.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1527
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592
10.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
4.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
39.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
5.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2007
35.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Kirk Saarloos

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1527
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.24
44.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Kirk Saarloos

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
1941.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
41
482.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
6.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
5
58.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.32
-15.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
141.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA