Kelly Downs vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kelly Downs built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Thayer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dale Thayer led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 88), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 101), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 99). Kelly Downs held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dale Thayer.

Pitching Stats for Kelly Downs and Dale Thayer

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.86
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4122
38.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
4.24
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3650
34.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Kelly Downs and Dale Thayer

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kelly Downs and Dale Thayer

Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
525.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
64.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
10.78
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
82.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.23
-3.05
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
189.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
52.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA