Shane Bieber vs. John King — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
John King
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shane Bieber built a career as a starting pitcher and John King 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 63), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 104), and run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 112). John King held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 147 vs 129). Role difference aside, Shane Bieber holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and John King

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
7.6
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.24
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
3.8
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.01
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
10.05
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.89
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.42
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
5.86
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.28
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1093
38.83
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.6
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.51
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.7
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.14
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
34.05
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
35.6
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and John King

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
7.6
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.57
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.68
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.32
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.56
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and John King

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
143
5362.5
John King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
128400
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
John King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
11.48
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-17.54
John King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
John King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
John King
Career
Per 600 PA