Shane Bieber vs. Bob Kipper — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bob Kipper
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shane Bieber built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Kipper 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 57), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 80), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 107). Role difference aside, Shane Bieber holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Bob Kipper

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.34
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.72
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.59
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.19
42.19
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.61
16.61
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.24
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
4.34
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1686
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.01
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
8.44
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.04
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
3.48
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
5.91
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.043
1.043
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.26
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2406
38.53
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.1
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
4.82
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
34.05
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
34.17
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Bob Kipper

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.34
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.72
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1686
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.31
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.32
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.7
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.6
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
94.34
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.61
16.61
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Bob Kipper

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
1508.26
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
522.94
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
71.56
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
11.48
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
11.7
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
82.57
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.03
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.04
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-17.54
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.04
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
300
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
165.14
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Kipper
Career
Per 600 PA