Kelly Downs vs. Drew Smyly — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Drew Smyly
MillenialArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Kelly Downs comes out ahead of Drew Smyly in this starter comparison. Kelly Downs led in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 72), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 92). Drew Smyly held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 88). The edge goes to Kelly Downs.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Drew Smyly

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.75
50.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.24
54.24
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
534
4.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3434
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
8.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
8.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4851
38.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
4.56
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4398
34.58
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Drew Smyly

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.26
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3434
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.02
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.44
93.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.518
0.518
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.24
54.24
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Drew Smyly

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
2982.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
573.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.31
-38.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
259.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA