Kelly Downs vs. Scot Shields — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scot Shields
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Scot Shields as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scot Shields led in run prevention (ERA+ 137 vs 101), strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 96), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 96 vs 88). Kelly Downs held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 115). Role difference aside, Scot Shields holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Scot Shields

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
6.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.11
51.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
3.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2091
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
7.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
3.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
8.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2916
37.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2585
33.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Scot Shields

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
6.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2091
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.81
92.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Scot Shields

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
73650
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Scot Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scot Shields
Career
Per 600 PA