Kelly Downs vs. Julio Santana — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Julio Santana
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Julio Santana as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kelly Downs led in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 79), strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 84). Julio Santana held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 88). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Julio Santana

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.42
35.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
20.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
5.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1437
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
9.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
4.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
5.79
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.127
1.127
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2139
40.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
5.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.566
1.566
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1859
34.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Julio Santana

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1437
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
20.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Julio Santana

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
7376.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-10.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Julio Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Santana
Career
Per 600 PA