Heath Bell vs. Sean Newcomb — Career Comparison

Heath Bell
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Sean Newcomb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean Newcomb built a career as a starting pitcher and Heath Bell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Heath Bell led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 101), and run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 102). Sean Newcomb held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 113). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Heath Bell.

Pitching Stats for Heath Bell and Sean Newcomb

Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.45
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.84
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.54
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.46
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.15
29.15
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.41
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.49
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.2
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
8.36
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
8.43
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.69
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.06
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
4.59
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
9.12
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
9.1
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.38
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2635
37.72
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2296
39.49
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
4.18
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.69
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
4.52
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.82
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2367
33.89
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1981
34.07
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49

Fielding Stats for Heath Bell and Sean Newcomb

Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.45
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.84
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.57
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.19
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.78
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.34
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.76
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.336
0.336
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.15
29.15
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Heath Bell and Sean Newcomb

Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
50571.43
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
223
1365.31
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
600
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
495.92
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.37
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.24
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
1.57
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.49
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
36.73
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.49
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.61
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-50.58
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.5
-33.68
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.37
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
57
348.98
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
1.72
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
85.71
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA