David Aardsma vs. Jim Owens — Career Comparison

David Aardsma
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Owens
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Owens built a career as a starting pitcher and David Aardsma as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Owens led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 76), home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 114), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 99). David Aardsma held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 93). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jim Owens.

Pitching Stats for David Aardsma and Jim Owens

David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
8.84
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
2.91
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.05
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.48
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.69
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.01
36.01
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.84
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
4.27
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
4.31
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
7.91
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
9.47
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.09
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.85
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
4.89
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.46
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.59
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.47
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
9.08
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
5.25
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.552
1.552
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
39.39
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3854
39.18
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.77
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.98
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.51
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
4.91
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.56
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1248
33.33
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3506
35.64
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for David Aardsma and Jim Owens

David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
8.84
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
2.92
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.06
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.77
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.34
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.15
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.76
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.07
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.68
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.02
93.02
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.121
0.121
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.575
0.575
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.24
36.24
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Aardsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Aardsma and Jim Owens

David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
39720
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
287
686.06
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
521.12
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.59
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.03
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.68
8.8
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
62.15
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.45
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.29
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.86
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-46.82
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.65
-8.73
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
102
243.82
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Aardsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
David Aardsma
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0