Shane Bieber vs. Mike Cuellar — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Mike Cuellar
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Shane Bieber a clear advantage over Mike Cuellar across the core pitching metrics. Shane Bieber led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 107), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 94), and strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 78). Shane Bieber was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Mike Cuellar

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.46
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.45
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.21
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.59
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.42
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.73
58.73
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.66
83.66
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.55
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.12
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
3.24
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
3.14
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8424
27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2808
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.01
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2538
8.13
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.71
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
2.63
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.2
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
5.23
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.17
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11505
36.88
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
3.62
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.14
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.29
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.197
1.197
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
34.05
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10532
33.76
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.88
36.88

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Mike Cuellar

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.46
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.45
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.22
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8422
27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2807.1
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.35
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.45
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.32
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.89
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
1.8
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.92
94.92
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.66
83.66
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Mike Cuellar

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
382.12
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716
600
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
553.91
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
63.69
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
47.77
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
6.7
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.35
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.87
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
15.92
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
11.48
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.15
15.21
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
94.69
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
72.07
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
31.01
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
27.65
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
52.79
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-17.54
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.67
-5.59
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.84
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.54
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
300
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
304
254.75
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
2.36
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
36.03
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.68
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.19
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA