Shane Bieber vs. Roger Nelson — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Roger Nelson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Shane Bieber a clear advantage over Roger Nelson across the core pitching metrics. Shane Bieber led in skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 112), strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 98), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 139). Roger Nelson held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 128 vs 122). Shane Bieber was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Roger Nelson

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.91
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.09
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.41
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.54
47.54
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.04
57.04
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
3.24
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.06
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1909
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
636.1
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
8.01
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
7.3
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.01
8.01
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.62
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
2.69
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
5.25
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3574
36.41
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2556
36.15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.31
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
3.45
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.31
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
34.05
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2325
32.88
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.41
36.41
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.15
36.15

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Roger Nelson

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.91
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.09
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.57
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.61
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.46
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.32
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.18
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.07
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.04
57.04
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Roger Nelson

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
135
389.42
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
519.23
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
66.35
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
63.46
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
11.48
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
12.72
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
72.12
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
98.08
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.62
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.08
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
57.69
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-17.54
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
4.33
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
31.73
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
300
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
167.31
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
46.15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA