Kelly Downs vs. Candy Sierra — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Candy Sierra
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Candy Sierra 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 5.53 and 1.988 for Candy Sierra. 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 Candy Sierra

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
13.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.34
13.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.68
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.916
1.916
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
36.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.454
0.454
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Candy Sierra

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Candy Sierra

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
2400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-66.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA