Shane Bieber vs. Craig Kimbrel — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Craig Kimbrel
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Shane Bieber built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Kimbrel 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 77), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 119), and run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 115). Craig Kimbrel held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 144 vs 115). Role difference aside, Shane Bieber holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Craig Kimbrel

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.61
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4.82
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
3.24
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.58
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
8.01
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
5.39
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.01
8.01
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.82
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
3.79
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
995
10.14
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
14.04
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.981
1.981
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.77
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.44
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3574
36.41
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3306
36.21
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
7.19
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
3.45
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.88
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
34.05
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2897
31.73
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.41
36.41
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Craig Kimbrel

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.72
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.32
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.92
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.29
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.88
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Craig Kimbrel

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
143
5362.5
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
851
255300
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
11.48
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-17.54
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA