Joe Bitker vs. Alex Wood — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Wood
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alex Wood 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. Alex Wood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 4.73 and 1.500 for Joe Bitker. By the career numbers, Alex Wood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Alex Wood

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.99
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.55
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.49
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
53.1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
3.78
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.44
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
8.66
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.91
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.68
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
8.1
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
8.39
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.52
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5301
37.92
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
4.14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.31
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.24
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
35.1
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4778
34.18
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Alex Wood

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.99
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.1
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.47
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.37
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.66
93.66
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.691
0.691
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Alex Wood

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
518.27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
512.69
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
42.72
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
5.39
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
46.44
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
68.73
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.29
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
37.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-9.18
-17.06
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
171
317.65
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
1.89
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
61.3
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50