Jason Bere vs. Steven Cruz — Career Comparison

Jason Bere
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steven Cruz
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jason Bere built a career as a starting pitcher and Steven Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steven Cruz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.219 compared to 5.14 and 1.572 for Jason Bere. By the career numbers, Steven Cruz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Bere and Steven Cruz

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.71
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
8.72
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.58
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.53
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.21
52.21
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
5.14
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.66
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1095
8.87
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
6.75
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.17
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
5.07
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.08
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
920
7.45
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
8.02
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.41
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4987
40.4
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
37.83
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.11
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
5.62
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.8
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.38
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.36
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.52
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4241
34.36
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
33.33
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Jason Bere and Steven Cruz

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.71
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
8.72
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.6
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.94
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.63
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.69
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.54
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.69
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.53
94.53
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Bere and Steven Cruz

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
695.6
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
62
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
600
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
530.77
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
98.9
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
75.82
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.08
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.03
23.18
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
125.27
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
112.09
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
29.67
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.15
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
19.03
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.89
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
60
197.8
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.04
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA