Christian Bergman vs. Joe Neale — Career Comparison

Christian Bergman
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Neale
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Christian Bergman built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Neale as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Neale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.59 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 5.59 and 1.493 for Christian Bergman. By the career numbers, Joe Neale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Christian Bergman and Joe Neale

Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.96
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.23
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.99
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.63
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.21
35.21
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.65
80.65
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.83
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
5.59
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.59
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
27
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
27
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
215.2
9
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227.2
9
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
11.23
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
9.21
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.67
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.04
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.89
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
5.43
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.29
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.23
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.55
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
941
39.27
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
39.25
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.54
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
5.72
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
6.8
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.13
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
36.43
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
35.82
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.25
39.25

Fielding Stats for Christian Bergman and Joe Neale

Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.96
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.28
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
27
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
215.2
9
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.58
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.1
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.74
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.55
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.15
93.15
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.578
0.578
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.21
35.21
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christian Bergman and Joe Neale

Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
1039.02
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
33
173.68
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
37
541.46
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
552.63
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
36.84
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
10.85
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
17.56
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
73.68
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
68.42
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
115.79
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.8
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-0.58
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
146.34
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.16
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
4.1
4.1
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100