Kelly Downs vs. Karl Schnell — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Karl Schnell
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Karl Schnell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kelly Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.389 compared to 4.29 and 2.048 for Karl Schnell. By the career numbers, Kelly Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Karl Schnell

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
8.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
42.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.048
2.048
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
33.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Karl Schnell

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2891
27
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963.2
9
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Karl Schnell

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1650
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA