Shane Bieber vs. Nelson King — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Nelson King
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shane Bieber built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.112 compared to 3.58 and 1.483 for Nelson King. By the career numbers, Shane Bieber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Nelson King

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.93
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.24
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
3.58
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.1
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.01
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
10.02
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.88
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
2.6
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.73
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
3.74
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
38.32
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.6
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.15
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
34.05
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
35.46
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Nelson King

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.93
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.1
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.57
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.99
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.04
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.32
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.03
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.03
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
97.69
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.411
0.411
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Nelson King

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
95
2035.71
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
492.86
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
11.48
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-17.54
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-55.32
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
300
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA