Kelly Downs vs. Karl Schnell — Career Comparison
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
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
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
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.191
1.191
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
42.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.048
2.048
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
33.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
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
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.43
42.43
Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Karl Schnell
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Karl Schnell
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1650
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0