John Danks vs. Sean Doolittle — Career Comparison

John Danks
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sean Doolittle
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

John Danks built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Doolittle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sean Doolittle led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 106), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 126 vs 86), and home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 75). Role difference aside, Sean Doolittle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for John Danks and Sean Doolittle

John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
1.48
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.48
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.47
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.52
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.62
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.17
43.17
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
4.38
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.2
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4510
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1503.1
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
9.18
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.18
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.96
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
2.94
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.06
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1102
6.6
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.26
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6415
38.4
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
35.97
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
4.69
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.34
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.23
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.24
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.78
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5804
34.75
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
33.25
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97

Fielding Stats for John Danks and Sean Doolittle

John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
1.48
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.48
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4510
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1503.1
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.33
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.29
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.68
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.62
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.74
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.44
96.44
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Danks and Sean Doolittle

John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
247
5292.86
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
514.29
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
2.37
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.05
-22.49
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Danks
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA