John Bale vs. Philip Humber — Career Comparison

John Bale
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Philip Humber
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Philip Humber built a career as a starting pitcher and John Bale as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Bale led in home run suppression (HR9+ 235 vs 93), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 130 vs 93), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 101). Role difference aside, John Bale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for John Bale and Philip Humber

John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.65
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
2.35
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.24
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.39
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.56
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.03
41.03
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.58
52.58
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.66
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
5.31
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
9
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
9.48
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
9.65
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.83
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.29
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
3.89
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.13
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
7.67
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
6.6
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.63
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.32
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
39.64
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1630
39.54
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.09
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.08
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
5.41
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.98
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.63
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
34.41
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
35.66
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for John Bale and Philip Humber

John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.65
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
2.35
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.24
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
9
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.7
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.61
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.63
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.97
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.38
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.92
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.33
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.49
96.49
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.567
0.567
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.58
52.58
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Bale and Philip Humber

John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
3847.06
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
4476.92
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
7.41
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
3.73
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.42
-14.95
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-18.27
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
Philip Humber
Career
Per 600 PA