Kelly Downs vs. Dennis Santana — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dennis Santana
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Santana as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dennis Santana led in home run suppression (HR9+ 214 vs 117), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 99), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 88). Kelly Downs held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 92). Role difference aside, Dennis Santana holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Dennis Santana

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
8.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
875
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
7.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
3.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
8.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1218
37.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
4.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
32.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Dennis Santana

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
8.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
875
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.138
0.138
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Dennis Santana

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
27600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
90.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
92.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA