Kelly Downs vs. Drew Smith — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Drew Smith
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Drew Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Drew Smith led in run prevention (ERA+ 132 vs 101), walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 88), and strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 96). Kelly Downs held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 77). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Drew Smith.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Drew Smith

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
8.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.48
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
196.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
7.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
9.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
37.77
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
33.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.77
37.77

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Drew Smith

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
8.8
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
196.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Drew Smith

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
115200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA