Shane Bieber vs. Cole Kimball — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Cole Kimball
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shane Bieber built a career as a starting pitcher and Cole Kimball as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cole Kimball posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.93 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 3.24 and 1.112 for Shane Bieber. By the career numbers, Cole Kimball had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Cole Kimball

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
66
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
3.24
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.174
0.174
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
8.01
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.01
8.01
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
37.93
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
3.45
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
34.05
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
29.57
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Cole Kimball

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.57
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.72
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.32
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
97.69
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Cole Kimball

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3600
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.31
11.48
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-17.54
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cole Kimball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Kimball
Career
Per 600 PA