Plácido Bernal vs. Jeff Ware — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Plácido Bernal and Jeff Ware are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jeff Ware posted stronger numbers in ERA (7.47 vs 8.08) and home runs allowed (1.22 per nine innings vs 1.49). Plácido Bernal had the advantage in WHIP (1.772 vs 1.966). By the career numbers, Jeff Ware had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.