Jason Bere vs. Roger Denzer — Career Comparison

Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jason Bere built a career as a starting pitcher and Roger Denzer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roger Denzer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.490 compared to 5.14 and 1.572 for Jason Bere. By the career numbers, Roger Denzer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Bere and Roger Denzer

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.71
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.32
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.09
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.58
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.53
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.61
82.61
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.63
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
5.14
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.43
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
8.87
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
11.17
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.17
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
5.07
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.25
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
7.45
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.25
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.41
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4987
40.4
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
39.49
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
5.62
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
6.97
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.62
5.62
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.38
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.36
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.52
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4241
34.36
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
37.02
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.49
39.49

Fielding Stats for Jason Bere and Roger Denzer

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.71
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.32
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.6
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.94
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.49
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.63
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.06
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.54
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.95
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.53
94.53
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Bere and Roger Denzer

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
695.6
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
23
212.31
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
530.77
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
563.08
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
98.9
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
73.85
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
75.82
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.08
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.03
23.18
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
18.4
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
125.27
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
92.31
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
112.09
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
110.77
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
29.67
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
16.48
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
46.15
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
19.03
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
6.93
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.3
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.89
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
60
197.8
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
166.15
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
3.03
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
3.61
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.04
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
Roger Denzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Denzer
Career
Per 600 PA