Joe Bitker vs. Niles Jordan — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Niles Jordan
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Niles Jordan built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bitker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Niles Jordan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 4.73 and 1.500 for Joe Bitker. By the career numbers, Niles Jordan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Niles Jordan

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.67
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.19
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.44
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
10.26
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.3
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.72
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.558
0.558
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
38.3
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.6
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
35.1
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
36
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Niles Jordan

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
27
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.2
9
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Niles Jordan

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
525
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
5.31
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.42
-15.73
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA