Kelly Downs vs. Burch Smith — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Burch Smith
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Burch Smith 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 80), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 69), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 87). Burch Smith held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 88). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Burch Smith

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
5.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
5.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
247.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
10.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
3.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
40.17
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
5.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.512
1.512
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
35.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Burch Smith

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
5.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
247.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
93.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Burch Smith

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
8290.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
10.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.03
-1.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA