Shane Bieber vs. Jim Otten — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jim Otten
Baby BoomersMontanaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shane Bieber built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Otten 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 81), run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 63), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 90). Role difference aside, Shane Bieber holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Jim Otten

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.24
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.46
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.01
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
11.38
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.38
11.38
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.08
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
5.69
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.197
1.197
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
41.79
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.29
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.7
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.06
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
34.05
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
35.65
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Jim Otten

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.29
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.32
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.37
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.29
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Jim Otten

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
64
4800
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
11.48
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
9.59
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
75
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-17.54
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.81
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA