Christian Bergman vs. Brandon Puffer — Career Comparison

Christian Bergman
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brandon Puffer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Christian Bergman built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Puffer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brandon Puffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.09 and WHIP 1.765 compared to 5.59 and 1.493 for Christian Bergman. By the career numbers, Brandon Puffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Christian Bergman and Brandon Puffer

Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.96
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
6.65
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.46
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.63
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.21
35.21
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
5.59
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.09
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
27
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215.2
9
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
11.23
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
9.7
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.7
9.7
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.67
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.78
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.04
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
5.24
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.94
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.43
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
5.56
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
941
39.27
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
41.4
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.66
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
5.72
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
5.56
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.13
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.02
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.475
1.475
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.661
1.661
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
36.43
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
34.75
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Christian Bergman and Brandon Puffer

Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.96
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
6.65
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
27
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215.2
9
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.58
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.1
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.88
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.05
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.97
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
97.44
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.578
0.578
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.21
35.21
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christian Bergman and Brandon Puffer

Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
71
1039.02
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
4636.36
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
541.46
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
10.85
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.66
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.8
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-34.24
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
146.34
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.1
4.1
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.57
1.57
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brandon Puffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Puffer
Career
Per 600 PA