Jim Bivin vs. Ryan Buchter — Career Comparison

Jim Bivin
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan Buchter
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bivin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Buchter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Buchter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.252 compared to 5.79 and 1.763 for Jim Bivin. By the career numbers, Ryan Buchter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bivin and Ryan Buchter

Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.78
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.79
29.79
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
5.79
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.16
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
27
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.2
9
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
12.25
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
6.59
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.25
12.25
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.11
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.62
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
4.38
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
3.01
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
9.86
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.736
0.736
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
43.03
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
37.55
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.84
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.37
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
7.18
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.62
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.763
1.763
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
39.25
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
32.26
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jim Bivin and Ryan Buchter

Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
27
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236.1
9
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.18
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.766
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bivin and Ryan Buchter

Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
542.31
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
600
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
27.27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
16.16
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
323.08
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
1.86
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA