Kelly Downs vs. Will Smith — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Will Smith
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Will 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 81), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 93). Will Smith held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Kelly Downs.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Will Smith

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1957
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
652.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
7.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.512
1.512
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2729
37.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
4.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2443
33.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Will Smith

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1957
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
652.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.41
90.41
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.107
0.107
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Will Smith

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
185400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
208.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA