Kelly Downs vs. Dave Sells — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Sells
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Sells 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 58), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 100). Dave Sells held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 193 vs 117). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Kelly Downs.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Dave Sells

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
3.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
138.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.839
0.839
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
40.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
34.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.53
40.53

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Dave Sells

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
138.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.82
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Dave Sells

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
54000
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA