Shane Bieber vs. Bill James — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Shane Bieber and Bill James are fairly close on the surface numbers. Shane Bieber carried a career ERA of 3.24 against Bill James's 3.2. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Shane Bieber and Bill James — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Bill James

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.55
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.12
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.54
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.41
72.41
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
3.24
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.2
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.01
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
8.47
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
4.41
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
3.11
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.37
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4958
37.83
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.22
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
4.26
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
34.05
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4332
33.05
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Bill James

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.46
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2650
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883.1
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.72
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.32
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.29
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.138
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Bill James

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
294.92
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
600
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
520.1
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
74.09
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.92
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.72
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.17
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
11.48
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.08
19
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
85.71
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.68
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.43
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
53.75
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-17.54
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.26
13.45
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
300
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
200.48
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
2.99
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33