David Aardsma vs. Chris Tillman — Career Comparison

Chris Tillman 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. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 109 for David Aardsma and 106 for Chris Tillman, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 99 and 96 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to David Aardsma — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.