Kelly Downs vs. Gabe Speier — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gabe Speier
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Gabe Speier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gabe Speier led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 198 vs 88), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 150 vs 99), and strikeout rate (K%+ 131 vs 96). Role difference aside, Gabe Speier holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Gabe Speier

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
10.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
180.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
7.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.95
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
10.68
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.68
10.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
736
36.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
33.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Gabe Speier

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
10.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
180.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.5
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.35
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.126
0.126
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Gabe Speier

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
215
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
600
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Gabe Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gabe Speier
Career
Per 600 PA