Kelly Downs vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Max Scherzer a clear advantage over Kelly Downs across the core pitching metrics. Max Scherzer led in strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 96), walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 99). Kelly Downs held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 93). Max Scherzer was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Max Scherzer

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
3.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Max Scherzer

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Max Scherzer

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
555.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
526.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
88.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
80.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.44
18.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
98.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
34.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
68.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
14.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
14.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
182.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100