Kelly Downs vs. Cole Sands — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cole Sands
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Cole Sands as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cole Sands led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 186 vs 88), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 99), and home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 117). Role difference aside, Cole Sands holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Cole Sands

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
7.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
4.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
8.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
9.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
38.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
4.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
34.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Cole Sands

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
7.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.64
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Cole Sands

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
157
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
600
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA