Sean Doolittle vs. Kevin Gross — Career Comparison

Sean Doolittle
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Kevin Gross
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Kevin Gross 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 90), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 126 vs 90), and home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 83). Role difference aside, Sean Doolittle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sean Doolittle and Kevin Gross

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.71
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.52
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.51
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.57
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.15
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.2
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
4.11
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2519
9.11
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.96
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.83
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.06
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
3.57
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.27
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1727
6.25
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.19
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.29
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
35.97
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10791
39.04
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.14
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.34
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1245
4.5
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.25
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.57
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
33.25
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9552
34.56
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Sean Doolittle and Kevin Gross

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.71
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.65
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.24
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
1.98
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.74
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
1.9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.97
95.97
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Doolittle and Kevin Gross

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
377.87
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
521.74
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
83.79
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
63.24
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.02
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.74
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.55
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
24.32
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
114.62
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
109.88
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
32.41
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
28.46
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
56.13
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.98
16.58
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
24.51
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
218.97
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
52.17
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.7
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100