Kelly Downs vs. Scott Sauerbeck — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sauerbeck
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Sauerbeck as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Sauerbeck led in home run suppression (HR9+ 155 vs 117), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 101). Kelly Downs held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 73). Role difference aside, Scott Sauerbeck holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Scott Sauerbeck

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
10.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1159
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
386.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
8.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
5.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.72
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
9.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1710
39.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
4.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1424
33.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.84
39.84

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Scott Sauerbeck

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
10.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1159
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
386.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.53
97.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Scott Sauerbeck

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
35400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-53.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Scott Sauerbeck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sauerbeck
Career
Per 600 PA