Kelly Downs vs. Chris Spurling — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Spurling
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Spurling 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 62), home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 93). Chris Spurling held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 88). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Chris Spurling

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
7.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
9.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.15
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.58
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
4.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.753
0.753
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
930
38.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.05
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.73
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
34.52
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Chris Spurling

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
7.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.177
0.177
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Chris Spurling

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
592.53
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
187
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
600
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA