Shane Bieber vs. Pierce Johnson — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Pierce Johnson
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shane Bieber built a career as a starting pitcher and Pierce Johnson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shane Bieber led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 108). Pierce Johnson held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 115). Role difference aside, Shane Bieber holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Pierce Johnson

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
9.41
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.6
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.24
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
3.79
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
315.2
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
8.01
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
7.95
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.01
8.01
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.04
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.08
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
4.02
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995
10.14
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
10.81
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.81
10.81
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1332
37.98
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.14
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.13
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.7
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.88
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
34.05
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1176
33.53
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Pierce Johnson

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
9.41
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
315.2
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.51
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.77
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.32
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.31
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.29
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.28
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
97.69
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Pierce Johnson

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
143
5362.5
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
198000
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
11.48
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-17.54
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Pierce Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Pierce Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA