Jim Abbott vs. Spencer Bivens — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Spencer Bivens
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Abbott built a career as a starting pitcher and Spencer Bivens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Spencer Bivens led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 146 vs 95), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 92), and home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 103). Jim Abbott held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 77). Role difference aside, Spencer Bivens holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Spencer Bivens

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.62
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.47
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.68
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9.02
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.83
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.04
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
3.33
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.5
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
4.77
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
6.8
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
37.83
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.3
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.97
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6442
34.63
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
34.5
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Spencer Bivens

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.62
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.76
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.61
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.6
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
2.05
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.36
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
2
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.36
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Spencer Bivens

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
81
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
600
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
525
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
4.24
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.75
-18.67
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
250
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA