Nick Adenhart vs. Plácido Bernal — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Nick Adenhart and Plácido Bernal are fairly close on the surface numbers. Nick Adenhart posted stronger numbers in ERA (6 vs 8.08) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 1.49). Plácido Bernal had the advantage in WHIP (1.772 vs 2.278). By the career numbers, Nick Adenhart had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.