Kelly Downs vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Strahm as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Strahm led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 88), run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 101), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 99). Kelly Downs held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 108). Role difference aside, Matt Strahm holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Matt Strahm

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.52
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Matt Strahm

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Matt Strahm

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.47
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA