Christian Bergman vs. Craig Lefferts — Career Comparison

Christian Bergman
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Christian Bergman built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Lefferts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Craig Lefferts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 5.59 and 1.493 for Christian Bergman. By the career numbers, Craig Lefferts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Christian Bergman and Craig Lefferts

Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.96
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.46
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.63
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.57
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.21
35.21
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
5.59
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.43
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
215.2
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
11.23
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
8.7
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.67
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.94
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.04
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
2.53
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.43
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
5.43
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
5.65
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.24
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
941
39.27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4754
37.35
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.25
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
5.72
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.85
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.61
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.31
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.13
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.69
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
36.43
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4304
33.81
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Christian Bergman and Craig Lefferts

Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.96
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
215.2
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.58
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.44
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.21
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.71
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.71
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.65
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.578
0.578
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.21
35.21
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christian Bergman and Craig Lefferts

Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
71
1039.02
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
2844.9
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
541.46
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
538.78
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
65.31
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.06
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
10.85
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
13.1
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
85.71
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.39
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.33
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.49
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.8
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-4.95
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
146.34
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
64
261.22
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.1
4.1
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.14
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA