Walker Buehler vs. Robert Stephenson — Career Comparison

Walker Buehler
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Robert Stephenson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walker Buehler built a career as a starting pitcher and Robert Stephenson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walker Buehler led in home run suppression (HR9+ 127 vs 88), run prevention (ERA+ 134 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 123 vs 97). Role difference aside, Walker Buehler holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Walker Buehler and Robert Stephenson

Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.68
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
6.8
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.56
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.53
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.61
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.48
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.28
66.28
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.99
92.99
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
3.52
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.59
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1123
27
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
374.1
9
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
7.7
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
8.05
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.14
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.54
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.69
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
3.89
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
846
9.07
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
10
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.307
1.307
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.24
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.58
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.41
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.26
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3467
37.16
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
38.66
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
3.88
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
5.15
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.53
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3151
33.77
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1413
33.97
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.66
38.66

Fielding Stats for Walker Buehler and Robert Stephenson

Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.68
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
6.8
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.56
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.53
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1123
27
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
374.1
9
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.57
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.93
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.55
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.54
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.27
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.5
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.06
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.02
83.02
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.99
92.99
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walker Buehler and Robert Stephenson

Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
158
486.15
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
4057.14
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
600
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
526.15
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
514.29
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
58.46
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
49.23
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.23
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
14.51
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.06
-0.79
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
73.85
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
92.31
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.85
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.46
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
49.23
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.21
-0.65
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.37
-48.11
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.85
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
304.62
Robert Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
314.29
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
1.91
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
40
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA