R. A. Dickey vs. Sean Doolittle — Career Comparison

Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

R. A. Dickey 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 94), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 126 vs 87), and home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 84). Role difference aside, Sean Doolittle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for R. A. Dickey and Sean Doolittle

R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
1.74
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.52
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.52
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.42
50.42
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
930
4.04
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.2
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6221
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2073.2
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2033
8.82
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.15
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.96
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
2.88
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.06
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
6.41
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.032
1.032
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.39
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8791
38.15
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
35.97
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.15
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1015
4.41
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.34
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.26
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.79
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7917
34.36
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
33.25
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.15
38.15
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97

Fielding Stats for R. A. Dickey and Sean Doolittle

R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
1.74
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6221
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2073.2
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.52
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.68
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.26
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
2.19
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.74
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.93
96.93
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for R. A. Dickey and Sean Doolittle

R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
402
788.24
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
523.53
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
88.24
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
82.35
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.88
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.88
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.46
14.63
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
94.12
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.04
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.49
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.37
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.86
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
10.36
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.84
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.08
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.24
6.24
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
66.67
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.8
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA