Shane Bieber vs. Tommy Layne — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Tommy Layne
MillenialMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shane Bieber built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Layne 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 70), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 101), and strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 94). Tommy Layne held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 180 vs 129). Role difference aside, Shane Bieber holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Tommy Layne

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
12.99
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.24
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
3.61
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
8.01
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
7.64
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.01
8.01
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.48
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
4.33
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
8.24
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.72
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
38.49
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.35
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.97
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.7
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.78
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
34.05
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
32.95
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Tommy Layne

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
12.99
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.57
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.02
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.26
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.32
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.47
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.29
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.176
0.176
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Tommy Layne

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
11.48
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-17.54
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA