Kelly Downs vs. Dan Smith — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan Smith
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan 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 69), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 89). Dan Smith held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Kelly Downs.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Dan Smith

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.54
19.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
5.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
7.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
780
39.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.483
1.483
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
34.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Dan Smith

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.54
19.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Dan Smith

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
1491.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
3.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-17.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
308.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.94
1.94
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA