Kelly Downs vs. Anthony Swarzak — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Anthony Swarzak
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Anthony Swarzak 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 71), home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 95), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 83). Anthony Swarzak held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 88). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Anthony Swarzak

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
5.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.51
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.27
41.27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
4.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
653.1
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
9.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.78
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
6.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2781
38.31
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.98
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
4.74
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.73
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.85
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.359
1.359
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2533
34.89
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Anthony Swarzak

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
5.34
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
653.1
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.69
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.09
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Anthony Swarzak

Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
46560
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Anthony Swarzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Swarzak
Career
Per 600 PA