Kelly Downs vs. Ben Sheets — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ben Sheets
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Kelly Downs and Ben Sheets are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 101 for Kelly Downs and 101 for Ben Sheets, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 99 and 103 respectively. If forced to pick, Ben Sheets gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Ben Sheets

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.47
49.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
3.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4790
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1596.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1577
8.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
7.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6640
37.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
4.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.54
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6138
34.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Ben Sheets

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4790
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1596.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Ben Sheets

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
292.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
241
600
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
525.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
39.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
36.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
4.07
4.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
43.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
61.99
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
24
28.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
-16.81
-19.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
22.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
212
247.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
52.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA