Shane Bieber vs. Jim Kaat — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jim Kaat
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

The numbers give Shane Bieber a clear advantage over Jim Kaat across the core pitching metrics. Shane Bieber led in home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 96). Jim Kaat held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 178 vs 154). Shane Bieber was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Jim Kaat

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
1.78
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
1.24
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
0.56
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
0.47
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.42
54.42
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.6
69.6
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.36
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.04
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.24
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1738
3.45
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13591
27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4530.1
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.01
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4620
9.18
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
0.78
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1083
2.15
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.23
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
4.89
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.25
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.24
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19023
37.79
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.2
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2038
4.05
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.18
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.16
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.39
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3342
34.05
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17645
35.05
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Jim Kaat

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
1.78
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
1.24
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13587
27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4529
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
0.52
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.48
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.11
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.32
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
2.11
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
2
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.73
94.73
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.6
69.6
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Jim Kaat

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
442.29
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1362
600
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1251
551.1
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
102.2
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
73.57
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
19.38
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.05
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
28.63
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
11.48
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.45
35.88
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
147.14
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
133.04
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
51.54
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
46.7
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
91.19
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-17.54
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.39
31.45
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
27.75
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
300
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
367
161.67
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.98
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.17
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.64
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33