Kelly Downs vs. Mike Stanton — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Stanton
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Stanton 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 85), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 96). Mike Stanton held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 88). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Mike Stanton

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1178
9.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.51
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.91
51.91
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.68
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
3.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
8.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
7.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.23
7.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4762
38.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.93
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
4.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4220
34.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Mike Stanton

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1178
9.52
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.28
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.84
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Mike Stanton

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1178
27184.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
64.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
207.69
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
207.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.39
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
62.24
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
78.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Stanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Stanton
Career
Per 600 PA