Jason Bere vs. Joe Vance — Career Comparison

Jason Bere
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Vance
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jason Bere built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Vance 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 5.81 and 1.762 for Joe Vance. 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 Joe Vance

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.71
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.58
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.53
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.21
52.21
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
5.14
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.81
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
8.87
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.52
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.17
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.78
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
5.07
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.34
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
7.45
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.67
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.41
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4987
40.4
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
41.44
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.41
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
5.62
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.28
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.62
5.62
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.38
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.36
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.52
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.762
1.762
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4241
34.36
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
36.1
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.4
40.4
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.44
41.44

Fielding Stats for Jason Bere and Joe Vance

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.71
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3333
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1111
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.6
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.94
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.63
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.54
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.53
94.53
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Bere and Joe Vance

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
695.6
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
530.77
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
98.9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
75.82
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
19.78
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
23.08
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.03
23.18
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
49.91
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
125.27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
112.09
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
29.67
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
16.48
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
46.15
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.77
19.03
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
51.22
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.89
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
60
197.8
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
3.03
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.04
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA