Jason Bere vs. Frank Diven — Career Comparison

Jason Bere
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Diven
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Jason Bere built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Diven as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Bere posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.14 and WHIP 1.572 compared to 7.36 and 1.455 for Frank Diven. By the career numbers, Jason Bere had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Bere and Frank Diven

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.71
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.64
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.58
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.53
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.21
96.21
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
5.14
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
8.87
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
12.27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.17
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
5.07
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
7.45
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.41
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4987
40.4
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
40.91
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
5.62
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
12.27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.62
5.62
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.38
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.36
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.52
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4241
34.36
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
40.09
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.4
40.4
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for Jason Bere and Frank Diven

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.71
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.6
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.94
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.63
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.54
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.53
94.53
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Bere and Frank Diven

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
695.6
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
530.77
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
98.9
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
75.82
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.08
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.03
23.18
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
125.27
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
112.09
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
29.67
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
46.15
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
19.03
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.89
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
60
197.8
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
3.03
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.04
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA