Kelly Downs vs. Steve Shields — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Shields
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Shields 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 82), and strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 83). Steve Shields held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 88). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Steve Shields

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
5.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
11.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
3.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.991
0.991
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
40.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.644
1.644
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
35.92
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Steve Shields

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.62
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.99
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Steve Shields

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
3060
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
210
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA