Kelly Downs vs. Tarik Skubal — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tarik Skubal
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Tarik Skubal a clear advantage over Kelly Downs across the core pitching metrics. Tarik Skubal led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 88), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 143 vs 99), and run prevention (ERA+ 143 vs 101). Tarik Skubal was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Tarik Skubal

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.34
59.34
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.81
97.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2300
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
766.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
7.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
10.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.44
10.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3056
35.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
3.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2836
33.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.87
35.87

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Tarik Skubal

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.21
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2300
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
766.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.08
92.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.96
56.96
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.81
97.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Tarik Skubal

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
27400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Tarik Skubal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tarik Skubal
Career
Per 600 PA