Kelly Downs vs. Josh Smith — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Smith
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 87). Josh Smith held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 88). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Josh Smith

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
5.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
9.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.48
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
40.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
35.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Josh Smith

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Josh Smith

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
2942.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
571.43
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
38.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
38.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA